Elizabeth And Her German Garden
$32.87
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2008
Summary
May 7th – There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies…
Elizabeth’s uniquely witty pen records each season in her beloved garden, where she escapes from the stifling routine of indoors: servants, meals, domestic routine, and the presence of her overbearing husband…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844083497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844083497 |
| Author: | Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth Jane Howard |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 126mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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She has a wild sense of comedy and a vision - continually thwarted though it was - of potential happiness– PENELOPE MORTIMER
An extraordinary work … idyllic - ELIZABETH JANE HOWARD
A gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming. I was captivated - SUSAN HILL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGElizabeth von Arnim is a mistress of irony - LISA ST AUBIN DE TERANShe has a wild sense of comedy and a vision - continually thwarted though it was - of potential happiness - PENELOPE MORTIMERAn extraordinary work … idyllic - ELIZABETH JANE HOWARDA gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming. I was captivated - SUSAN HILL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGElizabeth von Arnim is a mistress of irony - LISA ST AUBIN DE TERANShe has a wild sense of comedy and a vision - continually thwarted though it was - of potential happiness - PENELOPE MORTIMERAbout The Author
Elizabeth von Arnim
Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was born in Sydney, Australia, and brought up in England. She had an affair with H.G. Wells and was a cousin of Katherine Mansfield.
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