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A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place

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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia McVaySeries:A Field of My Own #2Publish date:5/13/2025Pages:270
Language:EnglishPublisher:Living in a PlaceISBN-13:9798991863919UPC:9798991863919Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:MemoirsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCDQ9D7W4G
Pull on your boots and take a walk with Cynthia McVay and her dogs-consummate hosts and guides, in a riveting landscape rife with adventure and discovery. In A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place, lifelong creative and environmentalist McVay chronicles her intimate, two-decade relationship with a flagging orchard in the Hudson Valley. As a single working mother seeking a weekend escape from New York City, one blustery winter day, she falls in love with a meadow and her life is forever altered. She renovates the modest cottage, builds a pondish-pool, creates pollinating, native gardens from orphans and strays, learns to forage and runs the tractor. A decade in, as architect and general contractor, she moves an enormous hand-hewn Amish barn to the property to make her sustainable home. Snarky contractors, an alcoholic partner, puzzling neighbors, concerning caretakers, black rat snakes and coyote chases are minor setbacks; each day brings joy and serenity. This generous, honest and engaging memoir is packed with useful know-how. McVay's writing is vibrant and her photos evocative.

[Note this second paperback edition is smaller format than the hardcover and contains only a handful of black and white photos.]
Language:EnglishPublisher:Living in a PlaceISBN-13:9798991863919UPC:9798991863919Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:MemoirsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCDQ9D7W4G
Publisher: Living in a Place

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Cynthia McVay

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