Bloomer

‘The idea at the heart of this excellent book is that growing older is an opportunity for renewal and growth. It eschews stereotypes and trite representations of positive ageing and offers us something more reflective and meaningful. Beautifully written and full of wisdom, this is a book for all ages.’ Pip Williams‘Bloomer is at once a revelatory meditation on ageing and an exploration of the place and power of gardens in a richly inhabited life. For long moments, Lefevre’s book, like a beloved garden, makes time slow in moments of contemplation. Bloomer is a book to be savoured.’ Lucy Treloar ‘A tender, unflinching palimpsest of the layering force of time as it flows through every cell of our being. Beautiful. Poetic. A meditation on turning grey, learning to be old and the art of embracing every age we are privileged to live. A remembrance of wonder and precious moments, this is a necessary book.’ Donna Ward

Carol Lefevre has published eight books, as well as short fiction, essays and journalism. Her novella Murmurations was shortlisted for the 2021 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and the Fiction Prize in the 2022 South Australian Festival Awards for Literature. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide, where she is a visiting research fellow. She lives in Adelaide, where she tends a small garden of fruit trees, roses and herbs.