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The See-Through House: My Father in Full Colour by Shelley Klein (Hardcover, 2020)
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A daughter's moving farewell to her father and their extraordinary family home *As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* 'Funny, nuanced and disarmingly honest, Klein's writing will transport you into her world' Sunday Times, Books of the Year 2020 The See-Through House is a book about saying goodbye to a much-loved family home. It is also a very funny account of looking after an adored yet maddening parent and a piercing portrait of the grief that followed his death. Shelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on a modernist open-plan grid; with colourful glass panels set against a forest of trees, it was like living in a work of art. Shelley's father, Bernat Klein, was a textile designer whose pioneering colours and textures were a major contribution to 1960s and 70s style. As a child, Shelley and her siblings adored both the house and the fashion shows that took place there, but as she grew older Shelley also began to rebel against her father's excessive design principles. Thirty years on, Shelley moves back home to care for her father, now in his eighties- the house has not changed and neither has his uncompromising vision. As Shelley installs her pots of herbs on the kitchen windowsill, he insists she take them into her bedroom to ensure they don't 'spoil the line of the house'. Threaded through Shelley's book is her father's own story- an Orthodox Jewish childhood in Yugoslavia; his rejection of rabbinical studies to pursue a life of art; his arrival in post-war Britain and his imagining of a house filled with light and colour as interpreted by the architect Peter Womersley. A book about the search for belonging and the pain of letting go, The See-Through House is a moving memoir of one man's distinctive way of looking at the world, told with tenderness and humour and a daughter's love.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139781784743109
eBay Product ID (ePID)9046617043
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe See-Through House: My Father in Full Colour
AuthorShelley Klein
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMemorials, Coping with Illness
Publication Year2020
GenreHistory
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height213mm
Item Width155mm
Item Weight503g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorShelley Klein
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 09 Jul, 2020
Genius
Shelley Klein captures the austere feeling of the 60's and 70's which were injected with colour by Bernat Klein and his glorious colour combinations inspired by nature. Reading this book has reopened his fabulous world of colour, the light reflecting quality of mohair, the textures of velvet ribbons and boucle. Beautifully written account of love and loss but also much more.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Jun, 2020
most unusual
A wonderful and unusual book. Not my usual type of read, but a facinating book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Jun, 2020
A must for all self builders and entrepreneurs
Fascinating history of a unique dwelling along it’s idiosyncratic owner.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 May, 2024
Excellent. Thank you.
Excellent. Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
