Skymeadow by Charlie Hart - ISBN: 9781472128768
Paperback
Untouched land, deep grief, audacious garden: healing blooms from the soil.

Skymeadow

Notes from an English Gardener

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    6 February 2019

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Summary

‘A love letter to English horticulture written by a passionate gardener. A must-read for anyone who has dreamt of cultivating their own patch of land’ Jane Perrone

‘SKYMEADOW is a fascinating book … Every flower, every passing bud, every change in the season is described with rapture’ Jilly Cooper

When Charlie Hart first visited Peverels, a small farmhouse that sits lazily on the lip of a hill running down into the Peb Valley, he was at breaking point, grieving the loss of his…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472128768
ISBN-10:1472128761
Author:Charlie Hart
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:6 February 2019
Weight:230g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 24mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Thoughtfully written … a touching and reviving read– House & Garden

A gentle and very thoughtful read … his seamless weaving together of his own memoir with that of his garden is priceless. A beautifully written book and an inspiration - The Reckless Gardener

I loved it … poetic depiction of the English landscape … Although not everyone has the luxury of space in which to garden away the pain of loss and surrender to the vastness of creation, Charlie’s message remains valid whether you own a single houseplant or a five-acre plot: taking care of plants is good for us, mind and body - Gardenista

This meditative book celebrates the healing effects of nature - Country Living

Inspiring - The Sun

A heart-warming memoir celebrating the healing powers of gardening and the beauty of nature - Gardens Illustrated

A memoir about mental health, bursting with metaphors about how nature can soothe and heal the soul - BBC Countryfile

Charmingly meditative - Times Literary Supplement

Thoughtfully written … a touching and reviving read - House & Garden

About The Author

Charlie Hart

Charlie Hart read Theology at Cambridge University before working in a number of roles in London. He now lives and gardens on the Essex Suffolk border with his family.

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