THE MEMORY PALACE; A Book of Lost Interiors

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  • Author(s): By:Hollis, Edward
  • Source:
    Kirkus Reviews (USA), January 1, 2014 PRINTNonfictionAdult, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      Hollis (Interior Design/Edinburgh Coll. of Art; The Secret Lives of Buildings, 2009) returns with a personal history of the ephemeral lives of interiors. The author employs an emotional image throughout: his grandmother's London home--"a little brick box" he calls "The Doll's House." He returns to this scene at the beginning of each of the major sections to show us the symbolic relevance of her tiny space, a space that holds many of her personal treasures and memories...