Last House. Reflections, Dreams, and Observations 1943-1991.
New York: Pantheon, 1995. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Along with To Begin Again and Stay Me, Oh Comfort Me, this anthology was the last project M.F.K. Fisher worked on before her death in 1992. Last House presents a frank, wry, and revealing portrait of Fisher's life, her loves, and herself. These autobiographical essays can be returned to again and again for the beauty of the writing and Fisher's startling. The earlier essays explore the experiences that shaped her - trips to her beloved France, caring for an aging and difficult father, lifelong regret over an impulsive rejection of her sister, musings on literary characters, minor thieving, incidents that retain their emotional charge over decades. The second half of the book is a portrait of her own aging and increasing illness - her rages, fears and love of life. Item #29407
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