“Funny, charming and shocking. . . . [Chronicles] an obsession
that threatens to upend sanity and bank accounts. . . . Daum has a
rare gift in her ability to keep readers laughing through her own
tears. . . . Her spirit is generous, her writing is buoyant, and
her heart is open to all the ways in which a house holds the key to
happiness. Perfection has nothing to do with it.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Wonderful. . . . Like having a long, glorious, no-holds-barred
conversation with
內容簡介:
In this laugh-out-loud personal journey, acclaimed author
Meghan Daum explores the perils and pleasures of believing that
only a house can make you whole. From her teenage apartment
fantasies and her mother’s decorating manias to her own “hidden
room” dreams and the bungalow she eventually buys on her own,
Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House is the true
story of one woman’s quest for the four perfect walls to call
home.
關於作者:
Meghan Daum is the author of the essay collection My
Misspent Youth and the novel The Quality of Life Report,
a New York Times Notable Book. Her column on political,
cultural, and social affairs appears weekly in the Los Angeles
Times and is distributed nationally through the McClatchy news
service. She has contributed to public radio’s Morning Edition,
Marketplace, and This American Life, and has written for
numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Harper’s
Magazine, GQ, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Times
Book Review. She lives in Los Angeles.
Visit the author''s official website: www.meghandaum.com