The Writer's Garden
how gardens inspired the world's great authors
$63.01
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2023
Summary
Cultivating Genius: Literary Gardens of the Great Writers
See inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fascinating book. Discover the flower gardens, vegetable plots, landscapes, and writing hideaways of 30 great authors - from Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Orchard House’ where she wrote Little Women and Agatha Christie at Greenway, to Virginia Woolf at Monk’s House and the Massachusetts…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780711277168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0711277168 |
| Author: | Jackie Bennett, Richard Hanson |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.56kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 303mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
“With stunning color photographs, this is a handsome coffee table book sure to spark interesting conversations among those who leaf through its thick pages.” * California Review of Books *
About The Author
Jackie Bennett
Jackie Bennett has travelled widely, visiting and writing about gardens. Her books include Shakespeare’s Gardens, The Writer’s Garden, Wild About the Garden and Island Gardens. She is a former editor of The Garden Design Journal and The English Garden.
Richard Hansons work has appeared in books and magazines and he has photographed in the gardens of well-known garden writers such as Helen Yemm, Ursula Buchan, Francine Raymond and Ronald Blythe. His photography has been featured in The Garden Design Journal, and Gardening with the National Trust.
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