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Pages
512
Published
2010
Language
English

Synopsis

Bill Bryson takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of private life, using his own Norfolk home as a starting point. From the evolution of the bathroom to the secrets held within attics, Bryson explores the innovations and cultural shifts that have shaped our domestic spaces. It's a delightful exploration of how ordinary homes came to be.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeThought-ProvokingLightheartedReflective

Genres

Essays History Sociology Architecture

About the author

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Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson (born 8 December 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American-British writer of humorous travel books, popular science and books on the English language. He moved to England in 1977, worked as a journalist at The Times and The Independent, and broke through with Notes from a Small Island (1995) and A Walk in the Woods (1997). A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003) won the Aventis Prize for science books. He was Chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011, is an honorary fellow...