Last House: Reflections, Dreams and Observations, 1943-1991. by Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992. Barr, Norah. Moran, Marsha. Moran, Patrick

Pantheon Books, NY [1995]. ‘First Edition'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Introduction by Norah Barr, Marsha Moran, Patrick Moran. ‘Last House is M. F. K. Fisher's last book. It spans five decades and is her final word, in her own hand, in her own voice. It is also the one book— out of more than twenty-five, written over her lifetime— that was literally the most difficult for her to write. Last House began in the early 1980s as Mary Frances's ‘secret project' and ended just prior to her death in June of 1992 as her final undertaking. Along the way, its form and content changed dramatically, and what started out as a collection of random thoughts, ideas, and digressions metamorphosed into a more serious and sometimes painful personal account of the aging process.' xii, 286 p.; dj; fine. 100328.