Peter Svenson, Author . Permanent $24 (160p) ISBN 978-1-57962-108-7
A newly divorced, sexually desperate older novelist does a passable imitation of a frustrated, randy teenager in Svenson's fiction debut, a poignant, funny series of vignettes that focus on the plight of 55-year-old Budge Moss, who moves from...
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Peter Svenson, Author Faber & Faber $21.95 (289p) ISBN 978-0-571-19798-9
In 1987 Svenson, an artist, purchased 40 acres of Virginia land and discovered that he owned much of the Civil War battlefield of Cross Keys. As Svenson built a house and learned to farm, he became increasingly interested in the long-forgotten 1862...
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Peter Svenson, Author Ballantine Books $11 (0p) ISBN 978-0-345-38419-5
Svenson recounts his restoration of a 40-acre farm in Virginia and reconstructs the history of a Civil War battle which transpired there in this National Book Award nominee. (Mar.)
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Peter Svenson, Author Faber & Faber $21.95 (190p) ISBN 978-0-571-19840-5
Svenson follows Battlefield: Farming a Civil War Battlefield with a general reflection on why societies and individuals choose to memorialize certain things and sacrifice others. The author integrates this with a memoir of his rootless childhood and
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Peter Svenson, Author Faber & Faber $14.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-571-19863-4
Svenson reflects on his life growing up on a farm in Virginia, the site of a Civil War battle, and in doing so makes an urgent plea for the preservation of historical landmarks. (June)
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Peter Svenson, Author Faber & Faber $24 (226p) ISBN 978-0-571-19961-7
In these leisurely essays, Svenson (Battlefield: Farming a Civil War Battleground, 1993) blends a cozy portrait of quotidian domesticity with an armchair tour of the Chesapeake Bay area's rich history. Two years ago, Svenson and his wife bought a...
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