Life in the Garden

'rich And Unusual, A Book To Treasure. Few Recent Gardening Books Come Anywhere Close To Its Style, Intelligence And Depth. Moves Between Lively's Own Horticultural Life And A Broad History Of Gardening' Observer 'wonderful. A Manifesto Of Horticultural Delight' Literary Review 'beautiful. Perfect For Literary Garden Lovers' Good Housekeeping 'exquisite And Original' Daily Telegraph 'enchanting. Reading This Book Is Like Walking With A Wise, Humorous Guide Through A Series Of Garden Rooms . . . And Finding That Vistas Suddenly Open Out, On To History, Fashion, Politics, Reflections On Time And The Taming Of Nature' Tablet 'a Perfect Bedside Book. In Part It's A Memoir Of The Gardens In Lively's Life, Starting With The Exotic Egyptian Garden Of Her Childhood And Continuing Up To Her Small Present-day Garden In A North London Square' Sunday Express 'a Gentle Survey Of The Garden's Place In Western Culture, Which Morphs Into A Personal Meditation On Time, Memory And A Life Well Lived' I 'scholarly Bedtime Reading' The Times, Books Of The Year