Ebook: The Music Room
Author: Fiennes William
- Tags: Écrivains anglais--21e siècle, Authors English--21st century, Homes, Families, Authors English, Biographies, Biography, Fiennes William, Fiennes William -- Family, Fiennes William -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire (England) -- Biography, Authors English -- 21st century -- Biography, Fiennes William -- Famille, Fiennes William -- Résidences et lieux familiers -- Angleterre -- Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire (Angleterre) -- Biographies, Écrivains anglais -- 21e siècle -- Biographies
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- City: Oxfordshire (Angleterre);Oxfordshire (England);England;Oxfordshire
- Language: English
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A bittersweet description of an ancient family house in an enchanted setting, and of growing up with a damaged brother.William Fiennes spent his childhood in a moated castle, the perfect environment for a child with a brimming imagination. It is a house alive with history, beauty, and mystery, but the young boy growing up in it is equally in awe of his brother Richard. Eleven years older and a magnetic presence, Richard suffers from severe epilepsy. His illness influences the rhythms of the family and the house's internal life, and his story inspires a journey, interwoven with a loving recollection, toward an understanding of the mind.
This is a song of home, of an adored brother and the miracle of consciousness. The chill of dark historical places coexists with the warmth and chatter of the family kitchen; the surrounding landscapes are distinguished by ancient trees, secret haunts, the moat's depths and temptations. Bursting with tender detail, The Music Room...