Books with title The Big Lonely House

The Big Lonely House is a story of a house built with love for a new wife.She soon learns a secret about the house. Then as her daughter grows up, she too learns the secret. The house continues to be owned by the family for many years until the last of the family leaves. No longer do you hear the sounds of children playing. After this the house becomes very lonely and is turned into small apatments. It is about to give up when it remembers it must guard the secrets it holds.

When their parents are sent “up the river” for embezzlement, Ray and Ivy are left to live in the lap of luxury with Marietta Noland and her ancient husband, Lionel. But life at the big house is not all it's cracked up to be. First there is the shrouded portrait, then there is the spider in the decaying wedding cake. And what about the vicious instrument Marietta uses to decapitate her egg? When "the rain in Spain" begins to fall (in other words, Ray wets his bed), things go from bad to worse and Ivy knows it is time to take matters into her own hands. What follows is a hilarious lark as Ray and Ivy case the joint, get the skinny, and show Marietta she has met her match.

2015 Purple Dragonfly Awards - Honorable Mention!Theo and Audrey discover their new home is full of wonders. But one door leaves them in a strange and empty land from which they must embark on a desperate journey back—a journey that will not only reveal their deepest fears, but take them beyond their wildest dreams.The Big House is a roller-coaster ride of spills, thrills, and runaway trains. It’s a story that will leave children of all ages marveling at the wonder of life and the adventure of living loved.

You are unique and special.In Heartville, there are all kinds of houses: big ones, small ones, clean ones, dirty ones, sad ones, and happy ones.Hiding in fear in a house behind a thorny wall at a distance from all the other houses, a hurting, lonely girl believes she doesn’t fit in. One day, there’s an unexpected knock on her door. Will she dare to open it? And can the person outside help her find hope again?This is a beautiful story of how each one of us is loved, unique, and special, and how we, through receiving and granting forgiveness, can open our hearts to others again after being hurt.Including discussion questions and activities, this book is especially designed to be read with others, deepening your family’s relationships by helping you talk about the important things in life.

The Lonely House is an architecture inspired children's book about rediscovering happiness and the value of family. Follow the life of The Lonely House as it experiences love, loss, and loneliness on its emotional journey through construction, abandonment, and rescue. Beautifully illustrated and masterfully written, this modern classic is an inspiration to future architects, engineers, and builders the world over. With something for everyone, The Lonely House is bound to be a go to book on family bookshelves everywhere.

When their parents are sent "up the river" for embezzlement, Ray and Ivy are left to live in the lap of luxury with Marietta Noland and her ancient husband, Lionel. But life at the big house is not all it's cracked up to be. First there is the shrouded portrait, then there is the spider in the decaying wedding cake. And what about the vicious instrument Marietta uses to decapitate her egg? When "the rain in Spain" begins to fall (in other words, Ray wets his bed), things go from bad to worse and Ivy knows it is time to take matters into her own hands. What follows is a hilarious lark as Ray and Ivy case the joint, get the skinny, and show Marietta she has met her match.

Theo and Audrey discover their new home is full of wonders. But one door leaves them in a strange and empty land from which they must embark on a desperate journey back—a journey that will not only reveal their deepest fears, but take them beyond their wildest dreams.The Big House is a roller-coaster ride of spills, thrills, and runaway trains. It’s a story that will leave children of all ages marveling at the wonder of life and the adventure of living loved.

National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year Faced with the sale of the century-old family summer house on Cape Cod where he had spent 42 summers, George Howe Colt returned for one last stay with his wife and children. This poignant tribute to the 11-bedroom jumble of gables, bays, and dormers that watched over weddings, divorces, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays, breakdowns, and love affairs for five generations interweaves Colt's final visit with memories of a lifetime of summers. Run-down yet romantic, The Big House stands not only as a cherished reminder of summer's ephemeral pleasures but also as a powerful symbol of a vanishing way of life.

The Big House is a children's book with much to say to adult readers. On one level it is a charming and absorbing fantasy novel with a fairy hill, a Brounie and an enchanted piper all drawn from Celtic myth and legend, set in a West Highland village which is clearly Carradale in Kintyre, Naomi Mitchison's home for many years. On another level it is an examination of the social relationships in such a village at the time (it was first published in 1950), and this too is rooted in Mitchison's Carradale life. Su from the Big House and Winkie the fisherman's son have the same ancestry and their time-travel adventures show that their respective positions have changed back and forth over the years. Why should there be any difference between them now? Moira Burgess is a novelist, short story writer and literary historian who lives in Glasgow, but was brought up in Kintyre, the setting of The Big House. She is the author of Mitchison's Ghosts (Humming Earth, 2008), on supernatural and mythical elements in the writing of Naomi Mitchison, and is working on a collected edition of Mitchison's essays and journalism to be published in several volumes by Kennedy & Boyd.