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Thorsons
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First published by Thorsons 1998
This edition published 2018
FIRST EDITION
© Jane Alexander 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008317478
Ebook Edition © June 2018 ISBN: 9780008318093
Version 2018-07-04
For Sophie – with much love.
CONTENTS
PART ONE The Spirit of the Home
2 Hestia, Abandoned Goddess of the Home
PART THREE The Clear, Clean Home
13 First Steps in Practical Feng Shui
17 Sound & Silence, Light & Shade
24 How Your Home Can Bring Love & Romance
AFTERWORD The Journey Ends – and Begins
ALMOST ALL OF US have somewhere we call home. Whether it’s a large, grand house or simply a corner in a shared room, if we’re lucky we have a place we can claim as our own.