My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood [Hardcover]

Amy McGuiggan (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2003

An evocative memoir of childhood summers spent in Provincetown on Cape Cod.

Editorial Reviews

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n this memoir of childhood summers spent in Province- town, Amy Whorf McGuiggan brings a sharp eye to the landscape, the neighborhoods, and the people of her summer paradise. My Provincetown is an elegy for a simpler time, when a child could come and go easily among divergent cultures, when a girl’s whole world could be measured in mere yards.

"What a pleasure this book is to read! It’s one of those rare memoirs that make the reader wish that he had lived that life. A worthy successor to Mary Heaton Vorse’s classic Provincetown chronicle, Time and the Town."
—Robert Finch, Wellfleet author

"This poignant coming-of-age tale, set in the uniquely quirky Provincetown, is so richly descriptive of time and place you can taste the salt air. This is P-town painted with a full-color palette and an eye keen for every luscious detail—a book so alive you will want to share it."
—Margaret McWethy, Provincetown artist

About the Author

McGuiggan lives in Hingham, Massachusetts, with her husband and two sons. She spent each summer of her childhood in Provincetown.This is her first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Commonwealth Editions (March 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188983355X
• ISBN-13: 978-1889833552
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and escapist, April 16, 2003

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Ellen (Freehold, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood (Hardcover)

I found this book to be a light-hearted, but not light, read, rich enough in descriptions of people and places to make you think you'd been there! Ms McGuiggan's ability to see critical details in characters and events is finely tuned, but not too bogged down in detail. If you've ever been a kid and especially if you've ever been a kid on vacation, this will transport you back to that time. This is book is for anyone - your granny or the pastor and his wife, too. If you've ever been to Cape Cod, this should be of particular interest.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood memories, July 8, 2003

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Lisa Owens (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood (Hardcover)

This book is perfect for summer reading. I truly enjoyed every page. Ms. McGuiggan's story is delightful and immediately takes you back to a carefree time when we were kids. There are memories in our life that are strong enough to bring back feelings even sounds/smells. My summer vacations on Cape Cod are my most treasured memories. This book reminded me of all the little details of those precious times. Using words rather than watercolors, Ms. McGuiggan paints an amazing picture. I really enjoyed the inclusion of the historic content. There were many things I did not know. This book is perfect to recapture a small portion of your childhood. Even if you have never been to P-town, you will feel as if you knew it well. I have sent this book to several of my friends and relatives so that they too can remember those long summer days.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top 5 favorite books ever!, August 18, 2010

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Suzanne Lewis (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood (Hardcover)

I just adored this book and wanted it to go on and on. Maybe it's because I wanted to spend my summers growing up in Provincetown, but the writing is dead-on and masterful. Breathtaking passages that read like poetry. I'm passing it on to all my childhood friends. Thanks Amy.