The day her fiance died suddenly of a heart attack, Katie Swenson retreated to "Bohemia," the third-floor loft that the couple had renovated in their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and began to write. A visceral account of grief and the profound kindness that resonates around it, this is also the story of her hundred-year-old house, named the "Scarab" after the Egyptian symbol for rebirth, and the two courageous women who built it a century earlier-Wellesley College professors Katharine Lee Bates, author of "America the Beautiful," and her partner Katharine Coman. Parallel lives unfold in the magical Bohemia, where Coman died, where Bates mourned, and where Swenson wrote and wrote through that first searing year, held up by their spirits. Told with rare emotional power, In Bohemia is a meditation on love, family, and community, and inspires us to be our best selves.

About the Author
Katie Swenson is a designer and social activist who advocates for high-quality housing and neighborhoods for all. She lives with her three daughters in Wellesley, Massachusetts.


Book Information
ISBN 9780764359972
Author Katie Swenson
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g