Sarah Ban Breathnach's Complete Bookshelf

With Reviews and Reader Comments

The author of two books about Victorian customs and mores, Sarah Ban Breathnach was something of an expert on how people lived in the 19th century. The 20th century was another matter, though, and its demanding pace had left Ban Breathnach frustrated, exhausted, and unhappy. Instead of writing a third book, she took time off to sort out her inner life and determine what was truly important to her. In so doing, she rediscovered everyday pleasures like a good meal, a well-ordered closet, and an afternoon nap. She documented her "safari of the self" in Simple Abundance, a day- by-day guide to contentment that has been embraced by some 2 million readers.

Ban Breathnach (a pen name) didn't dream of a simple life when she was growing up in Massachusetts. She wanted to be an actress and, after attending business school, she moved to London to pursue her ambition. When auditions proved fruitless, she turned her attention to writing. She launched her journalism career with a fashion piece in a London trade paper. Ban Breathnach moved to Washington, DC, in 1975 and continued to write about lifestyles and the arts. As a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, she published many articles on Victorian era lifestyles that formed the basis of her 1990 book, Mrs. Sharp's Traditions.

Sarah Ban Breathnach's BOOKSHELF Here

Something More (1998)
The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude (1996)

Simple Abundance (1995)

The Victorian Nursery Companion (1992)

Mrs. Sharp's Traditions (1990)

Sarah Ban Breathnach's BOOKSHELF Here

 

 

 

 

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