Homemaking and Housekeeping, 9781804193723
Hardcover
Timeless homemaking wisdom for a faster world.
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Homemaking and Housekeeping

Forgotten Wisdom for Modern Times

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  • Hardcover

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    22 June 2026

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Summary

Our modern world is infinitely more complex than the one previous generations inhabited, and the pace of life much quicker. Yet the way our grandmothers lived their lives - using knowledge passed down through the family - is as relevant today as it’s always been.

Homemaking and Housekeeping celebrates the practical rites and rituals that for centuries have marked the seasons around the world, from natural spring cleaning to the planting of seeds, through the summer months whe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804193723
ISBN-10:1804193720
Author:Vivienne Bolton
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Octopus Publishing Group
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:22 June 2026
Weight:240g
Dimensions:200mm x 122mm x 18mm
About The Author

Vivienne Bolton

Vivienne Bolton grew up in South Africa, but has lived most of her adult life in England. A passionate craftswoman with an insatiable curiosity for life, she brought up her five children in a small village where she kept chickens and bees and, like her grandmother before her, grew an old-fashioned kitchen garden. Through the years, she has cooked professionally, made her own cheeses, beeswax floor polishes, cosmetics and one year grew enough carrots to feed a community.

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