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The Writer’s Garden by Jackie Bennett Hardcover

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About the Book The Writer's Garden presents an intriguing study of the beautiful gardens and outdoor spaces of 30 history's greatest writers. Book Synopsis 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 home of Edith Wharton. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned photography plus archive images, and spanning centuries and continents, this book visits the homes and gardens that inspired novelists, poets and playwrights. It shows how outdoor spaces were important to writers in many different ways and offers insight into the lives and creative processes of beloved authors. Writers featured include: Jane Austen in Kent and Hampshire, Agatha Christie in Devon, Beatrix Potter in the Lake District, Thomas Hardy in Dorset, Walter Scott and Robert Burns in Scotland, William Wordsworth in Cumbria, Virginia Woolf and Rudyard Kipling in Sussex, Frances Hodgson Burnett in Kent, Jack London in California, Edward James in Mexico, Jean Cocteau and George Sand in France and Goethe in Germany. This deeply insightful book sheds new light on some of literature's greatest works, offers rare glimpses into the lives of these brilliant minds, and showcases in stunning full color the gardens in which these writers spent their time. Review Quotes "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 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 Hanson's 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. Highlights: 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. About the Author: Jackie Bennett has travelled widely, visiting and writing about gardens. 240 Pages Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures Specifications: Dimensions (Overall): 11.65 Inches (H) x 9.37 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D) Weight: 3.5 Pounds Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 240 Genre: Biography + Autobiography Sub-Genre: Literary Figures Publisher: Frances Lincoln Format: Hardcover Author: Jackie Bennett Language: English.