Study in perfect : essays / by Sarah Gorham.

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Gorham, Sarah, 1954-

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TextSeries: Association of writers and writing programs award for creative nonfictionPublication details: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780820347899
0820347892
1322024251
9781322024257

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Study in Perfect.DDC classification:

814/.54 23

LOC classification:

PS3557.O7554 S88 2014

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Contents:

Moving horizontal -- Perfect word -- Darling amanita -- Perfect flower -- The changeling -- On lying -- Perfect water -- Marking time in door county -- Perfect solution -- A drinker's guide to the cat in the hat -- Perfect tea -- Sentimental ala carte -- Perfect conversation -- The shape of fear -- Perfect sleep -- On selfishness -- Be there no human here -- Perfect barn -- Woman drawn twice -- Perfect heaven -- Neriage, or what is the secret of a long marriage? -- Perfect ending.

Winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction

Summary: Study in Perfect is an exploration of perfection. In ""Moving Horizontal"" a Victorian house loses its charm over time, especially when compared to a modernist contemporary filled with light. Family life is dense with pleasure, as in the perfect vacation described in ""Marking Time in Door County, "" and in ""Neriage, or What Is the Secret of a Long Marriage, "" where an ancient Japanese ceramic technique has much in common with shaping a close relationship. There is such a thing as a perfect cup of tea, depending on who is preparing and drinking it (""Perfect Tea""). And schmaltzy show tunes fl.

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Study in Perfect is an exploration of perfection. In ""Moving Horizontal"" a Victorian house loses its charm over time, especially when compared to a modernist contemporary filled with light. Family life is dense with pleasure, as in the perfect vacation described in ""Marking Time in Door County, "" and in ""Neriage, or What Is the Secret of a Long Marriage, "" where an ancient Japanese ceramic technique has much in common with shaping a close relationship. There is such a thing as a perfect cup of tea, depending on who is preparing and drinking it (""Perfect Tea""). And schmaltzy show tunes fl.

Winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction

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