Elizabeth And Her German Garden - Brossura

Von Arnim, Elizabeth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844083497 ISBN 13: 9781844083497

Casa editrice: Virago, 2006

Riassunto

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 ...

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Recensione:

An extraordinary work ... idyllic (ELIZABETH JANE HOWARD)

A gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming. I was captivated (SUSAN HILL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING)

Elizabeth von Arnim is a mistress of irony (LISA ST AUBIN DE TERAN)

She has a wild sense of comedy and a vision - continually thwarted though it was - of potential happiness (PENELOPE MORTIMER)

Descrizione del libro:

*A witty and ecstatic tale of transforming a wilderness into a garden
*By the author of The Enchanted April
*Introduced by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Virago
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1844083497
• ISBN 13: 9781844083497
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224