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The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden

 
This book is about far more than 'the story of a garden'. For me, it is that rare thing, a book that I did not want to put down and will certainly read again. It is written in such elegant prose with no superfluity almost to the point of self-effacement. The author's knowledge of so many diverse things is a constant delight to encounter. It is about gardening; about astronomy; about the roots of words and language; about the history of Morville and its environs; about the author's place ... read more.

Written by Katherine Swift. Published 06 May 2008. rrp £17.99. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.Hardcover.
 
 


 


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