Cathedral: An Illness and a Healing
Bill Henderson
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
On the face of it Cathedral is most akin to Henderson's Tower: Faith, Vertigo and Amateur Construction (FSG), a Thoreau-esque chronicle of building a tall structure on the grounds of his hilltop property in Maine. But Cathedral is more overtly a spiritual memoir like his Simple Gifts: One Man's Search for Grace (S&S), a tribute to the pleasures of singing hymns.Like all his books, Cathedral is equal parts wisdom, self-deprecation, laughs, aching honesty, and inspiration. And, like his cathedral itself, it is lovingly constructed.
Product Details
Price
$22.00
$20.46
Publisher
Pushcart Press
Publish Date
October 01, 2014
Pages
245
Dimensions
5.77 X 0.83 X 8.77 inches | 1.04 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781888889758
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About the Author
Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and In Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore - "the world's smallest bookstore."
Reviews
Pushcart Prize editor Bill Henderson has written a tale of faith and survival, a fascinating history of cathedral building, life in a small town in Maine and the struggle against cancer and the "pride" of despair. But most moving is that of a man's faith in love and family and the regeneration hope brings. It's a memorable and inspiring book.--Philip Schultz, Pulitzer Prize winning author of My Dylexia and The Wherewithal
A pithy, poignant chronicle about the abbeys we build in duress and inspiration.--Edward Hoagland
A pithy, poignant chronicle about the abbeys we build in duress and inspiration.--Edward Hoagland
