Some things are preserved because they are valuable.
Others are preserved because someone loved them enough to keep trying.
When book conservator Nora Alcott arrives at Aldgate House on the coast of Maine, she expects a routine commission: assess and stabilize a deteriorating private collection before time destroys what remains of it.
Instead, she finds sixty-three damaged volumes, generations of letters, and a house that seems to breathe with memory.
The collection is worse than expected.
The work will take months.
And the man who inherited it has spent years quietly keeping everything from falling apart.
Callum Aldgate restores antique furniture with the patience of someone who understands that repair is never about making a thing new again. It is about helping it endure. Reserved, observant, and deeply rooted to the house his family has occupied for generations, he has long since stopped expecting his life to change.
But as autumn settles over the Maine coast, the library begins revealing more than damaged bindings and forgotten correspondence.
Buried inside the collection are decades of recorded longing, unfinished devotion, and the quiet evidence of people who tried to hold on to what mattered before it disappeared.
And somewhere between the worktable, the harbor fog, and the slow restoration of a fractured archive, Nora and Callum begin confronting the possibility that some things are not meant to be preserved untouched.
Some things survive because they are chosen again and again.
The Restoration is a quiet, emotionally rich literary romance about memory, craftsmanship, grief, and the fragile work of building a future from what remains.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Some things are preserved because they are valuable.Others are preserved because someone loved them enough to keep trying.When book conservator Nora Alcott arrives at Aldgate House on the coast of Maine, she expects a routine commission: assess and stabilize a deteriorating private collection before time destroys what remains of it.Instead, she finds sixty-three damaged volumes, generations of letters, and a house that seems to breathe with memory.The collection is worse than expected.The work will take months.And the man who inherited it has spent years quietly keeping everything from falling apart.Callum Aldgate restores antique furniture with the patience of someone who understands that repair is never about making a thing new again. It is about helping it endure. Reserved, observant, and deeply rooted to the house his family has occupied for generations, he has long since stopped expecting his life to change.But as autumn settles over the Maine coast, the library begins revealing more than damaged bindings and forgotten correspondence.Buried inside the collection are decades of recorded longing, unfinished devotion, and the quiet evidence of people who tried to hold on to what mattered before it disappeared.And somewhere between the worktable, the harbor fog, and the slow restoration of a fractured archive, Nora and Callum begin confronting the possibility that some things are not meant to be preserved untouched.Some things survive because they are chosen again and again.The Restoration is a quiet, emotionally rich literary romance about memory, craftsmanship, grief, and the fragile work of building a future from what remains. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798195796105
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Some things are preserved because they are valuable.Others are preserved because someone loved them enough to keep trying.When book conservator Nora Alcott arrives at Aldgate House on the coast of Maine, she expects a routine commission: assess and stabilize a deteriorating private collection before time destroys what remains of it.Instead, she finds sixty-three damaged volumes, generations of letters, and a house that seems to breathe with memory.The collection is worse than expected.The work will take months.And the man who inherited it has spent years quietly keeping everything from falling apart.Callum Aldgate restores antique furniture with the patience of someone who understands that repair is never about making a thing new again. It is about helping it endure. Reserved, observant, and deeply rooted to the house his family has occupied for generations, he has long since stopped expecting his life to change.But as autumn settles over the Maine coast, the library begins revealing more than damaged bindings and forgotten correspondence.Buried inside the collection are decades of recorded longing, unfinished devotion, and the quiet evidence of people who tried to hold on to what mattered before it disappeared.And somewhere between the worktable, the harbor fog, and the slow restoration of a fractured archive, Nora and Callum begin confronting the possibility that some things are not meant to be preserved untouched.Some things survive because they are chosen again and again.The Restoration is a quiet, emotionally rich literary romance about memory, craftsmanship, grief, and the fragile work of building a future from what remains. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798195796105
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Some things are preserved because they are valuable.Others are preserved because someone loved them enough to keep trying.When book conservator Nora Alcott arrives at Aldgate House on the coast of Maine, she expects a routine commission: assess and stabilize a deteriorating private collection before time destroys what remains of it.Instead, she finds sixty-three damaged volumes, generations of letters, and a house that seems to breathe with memory.The collection is worse than expected.The work will take months.And the man who inherited it has spent years quietly keeping everything from falling apart.Callum Aldgate restores antique furniture with the patience of someone who understands that repair is never about making a thing new again. It is about helping it endure. Reserved, observant, and deeply rooted to the house his family has occupied for generations, he has long since stopped expecting his life to change.But as autumn settles over the Maine coast, the library begins revealing more than damaged bindings and forgotten correspondence.Buried inside the collection are decades of recorded longing, unfinished devotion, and the quiet evidence of people who tried to hold on to what mattered before it disappeared.And somewhere between the worktable, the harbor fog, and the slow restoration of a fractured archive, Nora and Callum begin confronting the possibility that some things are not meant to be preserved untouched.Some things survive because they are chosen again and again.The Restoration is a quiet, emotionally rich literary romance about memory, craftsmanship, grief, and the fragile work of building a future from what remains. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798195796105
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