The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things

by Lorna Crozier

Book Overview

In a series of playful and startling prose meditations, celebrated writer Lorna Crozier brings her rapt attention to the small matter of household objects: everything from doorknobs, washing machines, rakes, and zippers to the kitchen sink. Operating as a sort of literary detective, she examines the mystery of the everyday, seeking the essence of each object. She offers tantalizing glimpses of the household's inhabitants, too, probing hearts, brains,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1926812751
• ISBN13: 9781926812755
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 7.6"