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Gift of a Garden [Minkštas viršelis]

3.92/5 (25 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x135x19 mm, weight: 378 g, 120 Halftones, color
  • Išleidimo metai: 20-May-2024
  • Leidėjas: Brandon
  • ISBN-10: 1788494970
  • ISBN-13: 9781788494977
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 216x135x19 mm, weight: 378 g, 120 Halftones, color
  • Išleidimo metai: 20-May-2024
  • Leidėjas: Brandon
  • ISBN-10: 1788494970
  • ISBN-13: 9781788494977
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Alice’s garden is her refuge. Inherited from Uncle Jacky, she introduces the great variety of plants and objects she has gathered – everything, of course, with its own unique and fascinating story, brought to life by a master storyteller.

‘This is a book about the comfort and sustenance that can be got from gardening and from the earth, about the wonderful pleasures and fulfilment that I get from my garden.’ Alice TaylorAlice’s garden is her refuge, her solace. In this book, she invites you into this special place. Inherited from Uncle Jacky, it was for many years a kind of wilderness, until Alice finally managed to get around to transforming it. She introduces you to the great variety of plants and objects she has gathered – everything, of course, with its own unique and fascinating story, brought to life by a master storyteller. Alice’s creativity is seen everywhere in her garden. It is a wonderful, magical space, full of surprises, where her warm personality infuses every flower, bush, tree, and surface.

Recenzijos

very readable -- The Irish Garden Magazine poetical, beautifully descriptive delightful read -- Country Gardener Magazine definitely one to read with a cup of tea in your own garden -- The English Garden reading Alice is like being pushed in the small of the back off a rock into a deep warm pool she gives one the exhilaration of being in the presence of a real writer and her skill is so accomplished that it appears effortless -- The Western People a wonderful easy read, one that would make a delightful Christmas present -- The Western People reflective and uplifting -- Mallow Star a book thats destined to blossom -- Vale Star warm and human ... easy, friendly and charming -- saga.co.uk the joy of gardening unearthed by Alice -- Evening Echo will provide restful reflection for many -- Sunday Independent uplifting beautiful -- Property Scene Magazine A poetical, beautifully descriptive book by best-selling Irish author Alice Taylor will take you to a garden that was left to her, a wilderness that remained so for many years. When she finally began to transform it, through trial and error she found more than satisfaction at the changes taking place, but refuge and solace there. Her love of nature comes through, as does the sense of community This book has plenty of evocative photographs, but it is the lyrical writing that will keep you turning the page. Not a professional gardener, nor a tidy one by her own admission, Alice is a story teller writing about the plants and the people she loves, making this a delightful read

Introduction 

The Awakening 

A Jug of Flowers 

Heavy Drinkers! 

The Silent People 

Under the Apple Tree 

Gardening with Dogs

The Final Chorus 

Crash Landing 

The Holly Tree 

Snowdrops and Tulips 

Flushed with Pride 

Struggling! 

The Garden Shed 

Tea in the Garden 

Returning 

Getting Ready 

The Open Gate 

The Meitheal 

Wild-flower Garden 

Roots 

Planting Miracles 
Alice Taylor lives in the village of Innishannon in County Cork, in a house attached to the local supermarket and post office. Her first book, To School Through the Fields, was published in 1988. It was an immediate success and quickly became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland.



Alice has written nearly twenty books since then, largely exploring her beloved village and the ways of life in rural Ireland. She has also written poetry and fiction: her first novel, The Woman of the House, was an immediate bestseller. Most recently, she wrote a children's picture book with her daughter Lena Angland, called Ellie and the Fairy Door.