The House with the Parapet Walls

Terpstra, John

ISBN 10: 1554471397 / ISBN 13: 9781554471393

Published by Gaspereau Press, Nova Scotia, 2014

About this Item

The House with the Parapet Walls, Terpstra, John. Published by Gaspereau Press, Nova Scotia, 2014. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 148pp. Brown illustrated card jacket, black soft covers with silver titles. Fade to top edge front and otherwise in mint condition. Grieving the diminishment and death of his elderly mother, John Terpstra finds solace in a seemingly unusual place: the stories (both historical and fanciful) of the nineteenth-century houses in his Hamilton neighbourhood and of the families which have inhabited them. John Terpstra is a Canadian poet and cabinet maker.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The House with the Parapet Walls
• Publisher: Gaspereau Press, Nova Scotia
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554471397
• ISBN 13: 9781554471393
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • FICTION/LITERATURE

About this title

Synopsis

Grieving the diminishment and death of his elderly mother, John Terpstra finds solace in a seemingly unusual place: the stories (both historical and fanciful) of the nineteenth-century houses in his Hamilton neighbourhood and of the families which have inhabited them. With a well-honed knack for the circuitous route, Terpstra tackles weighty questions like ‘Why must we die?’ by following his imaginative curiosity into the bricks-and-mortar matters of our daily lives, understanding that the dwellings we construct do more than just shed the weather, but are also physical manifestations of our notions of ‘family’ and ‘home’.

About the Author

Since the early 1980s, John Terpstra has been a mainstay of the Canadian literary scene, publishing both poetry and non-fiction. He has also been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Charles Taylor Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, where he works as a writer, cabinetmaker and carpenter.