What makes a home, and when do we really feel at home? Is it a physical place, or something we all carry inside us wherever we go?

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by writer and academic Professor Michele Mendelssohn.

In No Place Like Home: An anthology about the places we come back to, writers from around the world celebrate the comfort of home, capturing its emotional power and sharing nostalgia for what we leave behind. There are extracts from the likes of Louisa May Alcott, Kenneth Graham and Charlotte Bronte as well as lesser known but no less insightful poets and writers to discover.

A thought-provoking and moving anthology in which writers from around the globe explore what our homes mean to us.

About the Author

Michele Mendelssohn is Professor of English and American Literature at Oxford University. She has authored and edited six books including Making Oscar Wilde, which was a Sunday Times Book of the Year, a semi-finalist for the PEN America Biography Prize, and a finalist for the Polari and the Biographers' Club Slightly Foxed Prizes.

Book Information
ISBN 9781529075786
Author Michele Mendelssohn
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Macmillan Collector's Library
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 158g
Dimensions(mm) 157mm * 101mm * 17mm