- 164 pages
- English
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About this book
When an American woman and her British husband decide to buy a two-hundred-year-old cottage in the heart of the Cotswolds, they're hoping for an escape from their London lives. Instead, their decision about whether or not to have a child plays out against a backdrop of village fêtes, rural rambles, and a cast of eccentrics clad in corduroy and tweed. Americashire: A Field Guide to a Marriage begins with the simultaneous purchase of a Cotswold cottage and Richardson's ill-advised decision to tell her grandchild-hungry parents that she is going to try to have a baby. As she transitions from urban to rural life, she is forced to confront both her ambivalence about the idea of motherhood and the reality of living with a spouse who suffers from depression. Then, just when she is finally settling into English country life, she is struck by an attack of non-alcohol-related slurring that turns out to be a symptom of multiple sclerosis. Her indecision about moving forward with motherhood is brought to a head when her neurologist tells her that pregnancy may actually decrease her risk of developing full-blown MS. Part memoir, part travelogue—and including field guides to narrative-related Cotswold walks--Americashire is a candid, compelling tale of marriage, illness, and difficult life decisions.
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Topic
Personal DevelopmentSubtopic
Social Science BiographiesTable of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Part One - Weekender
- 1 - Pink Foil Strips
- 2 - A House with a Name
- 3 - Fairs and Fetes
- 4 - Irish Nachos
- 5 - The £400 Fruitcake
- Field Guide Number One
- 6 - Rural Retail
- 7 - Horse Play
- 8 - The Strange Customs of the English at Play
- Field Guide Number Two
- 9 - New Town
- 10 - The Mistress
- 11 - The Cotswold Cult
- 12 - Autumn
- 13 - Gluttony in Gloucestershire
- 14 - Checkpoint Charlie with Palm Trees
- Part Two - In Residence
- 15 - New Job, New Nemesis
- 16 - Communion
- Field Guide Number Three
- 17 - Cockaleekie, Neeps, and Tatties
- 18 - Sunday Lunch
- 19 - Citizen
- 20 - The Ball
- 21 - Big Head
- 22 - The Grand National
- 23 - Les Ions
- 24 - This Little Piggy Went to Market
- 25 - The Game Fair
- 26 - The Not-So-Simple Life
- Field Guide Number Four
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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