Book Review: Clouse's Houses - A Story of Challenge, Creativity, and the Heart of an Architect by Carol Clouse

"I am an architect. More significantly I am a female architect - born of an incredibly determined woman paralyzed from polio at age 17 - with a journey to share."  Clouse's Houses is not about architecture, but is rather an inspirational tapestry, woven with a thread of architecture.  It is about nature, art, relationships, and a little bit about dogs. But these are just the stories that unfold to tell a deeper journey of challenge, change, compassion, and creativity. Clouse's Houses is about seeking and discovering, and soaking in the spirit of life.

Clouse's Houses is the story of finding the perfect tension between art and science, security and freedom, nature and habitat, love and loss. Join Carol as she takes us on the search for permanence in a temporal world."  Rhizome Publishing

  

For more info visit:  http://www.carolclouse.com/


Where to Buy

You can find Clouse's House on Amazon in both print & ebook formats.

Our Thoughts

I like to read stories of personal challenges and triumphs; get someone else’s perspective on things.  It reminds me of the quote about walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.  Having earlier read a small sample of Carol Clouse’s work, I was intrigued to read “Clouse’s Houses”.  And I’m glad I did.  It’s full of humor, creativity, heartfelt emotion, and thought provoking experiences, all wound around being an architect.  Well-written, well put-together.   There were many parts of the book that could have been straight out of my own thoughts and experiences; each chapter left me thinking.  I don’t know a lot about architecture, so that part of it alone was fascinating to me as we’ve renovated and rebuilt our 1901 home from the inside out, trying to stay closer to period correct rather than just new and convenient.  I especially appreciated Carol’s experiences and thoughts about nature and being in the woods as I feel strongly connected to the earth, myself.  Carol wrote about the people in her life; people that inspired her in many ways. Then there were the dog stories.  All in all, I highly recommend Clouse’s Houses – a good, thought-provoking, creative, inspirational read.

Reviewed by Anne

 ***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***