Told in a French Garden
Author: Mildred Aldrich
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2019-09-25
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 3734069319
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Author: Mildred Aldrich
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2019-09-25
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 3734069319
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Author: Mildred Aldrich
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2023-08-22
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMildred Aldrich's 'Told in a French Garden. August, 1914' is a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of World War I. Through vivid descriptions and poignant storytelling, Aldrich brings to life the innocence and tranquility of a French garden juxtaposed with the tumultuous events of August 1914. The book is written in a diaristic style, providing intimate insights into the lives of the characters and the emotional impact of the war on their everyday existence. Aldrich's eloquent prose captures the essence of the era, making the reader feel as if they are experiencing the events firsthand. 'Told in a French Garden' is a poignant blend of fiction and reality, illustrating the human experience amidst the chaos of war. Mildred Aldrich, an American expatriate living in France during World War I, drew inspiration from her own experiences and observations to write this poignant account of life during wartime. Her unique perspective as an outsider offers a fresh and insightful view of the historical events unfold. Recommended for readers interested in historical fiction and wartime narratives, this book provides a moving portrayal of the impact of war on individuals and communities.
Author: Santa Montefiore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-11-21
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 147113198X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA spellbinding novel about marriage, passion, loss, renewal, and the healing power of love from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War. Married couple, Miranda and David, move out of London into a beautiful country house with an idyllic garden. But reality turns out to be very different from their bucolic dream. Soon the latent unhappiness in the family begins to come to the surface, isolating each family member in a bubble of resentment and loneliness. Then a mysterious Frenchman arrives on their doorstep. With the wisdom of nature, he slowly begins to heal the past and the present. But who is he? When Miranda discovers his secret in the cottage by the garden, the whole family learns that a garden, like love itself, can restore the human spirit, not just season after season, but generation after generation. Wise and winsome, poignant and powerfully moving, The French Gardener combines the savvy of contemporary women's fiction with an old fashioned sensibility steeped in the importance of family and the magical power of love.
Author: Monty Don
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-04-25
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 1471114597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is not a book about French Gardens. It is the story of a man travelling round France visiting a few selected French gardens on the way. Owners, intrigues, affairs, marriages, feuds, thwarted ambitions and desires, the largely unnamed ordinary gardeners, wars, plots and natural disasters run through every garden older than a generation or two and fill every corner of the grander historical ones. Families marry. Gardeners are poached. Political allegiances forged and shattered. The human trail crosses from garden to garden. They sit in their surrounding landscape, not as isolated islands but attached umbilically to it, sharing the geology, the weather, food, climate, local folklore, accent and cultural identity. Wines must be drunk and food tasted. Recipes found and compared. The perfect tarte-tartin pursued. None of these things can be ignored or separated from the shape and size of parterre, fountain, herbaceous border or pottager. So this is a book filled with stories and information, some of it about French gardens and gardening, but most of it about what makes France unlike anywhere else. From historical gardens like Versailles,Vaux le Vicomte and Courances to the kitchen gardens of the Michelin chef Alain Passard. There will be grand potagers like Villandry and La Prieure D'Orsan and allotments and back gardens spotted on the way. Monty also celebrates the obvious French associations of food and wine and finds gardens dedicated to vegetables, herbs and fruit. It is a book that any visitor to France, whether gardeners or not, will want to read both as a guide and an inspiration. It is a portal to get under the French cultural skin and to understand the country, in all its huge variety and disparity, a little better.
Author: Richard Goodman
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 2012-02-13
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1565127404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA story about dirt--and about sun, water, work, elation, and defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of French land all to oneself to till. Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace, books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, exploring & experiencing la France profonde. $450 mo. plus utilities." And, with his girlfriend, he left New York City to spend a year in Southern France. The village was small--no shops, no gas station, no post office, only a café and a school. St. Sebastien de Caisson was home to farmers and vintners. Every evening Goodman watched the villagers congregate and longed to be a part of their camaraderie. But they weren't interested in him: he was just another American, come to visit and soon to leave. So Goodman laced up his work boots and ventured out into the vineyards to work among them. He met them first as a hired worker, and then as a farmer of his own small plot of land. French Dirt is a love story between a man and his garden. It's about plowing, planting, watering, and tending. It's about cabbage, tomatoes, parsley, and eggplant. Most of all, it's about the growing friendship between an American outsider and a close-knit community of French farmers. "There's a genuine sweetness about the way the cucumbers and tomatoes bridge the divide of nationality."--The New York Times Book Review "One of the most charming, perceptive and subtle books ever written about the French by an American."--San Francisco Chronicle
Author: Marie-Françoise Valéry
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Published: 1995-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780711210615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVisiting over 30 French gardens, this book describes the variety of styles to be found in these gardens. They range in size from estates to tiny urban yards and some reflect their surroundings whilst others exude their owner's character and love of plants.
Author: Alan Titchmarsh
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-10-25
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1448141346
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter moving from the Barleywood garden where he hosted BBC Gardeners' World for seven years, Alan Titchmarsh set up home in an old farmhouse a few miles down the road, and went about planting his own private eden away from the public eye. In this horticultural memoir Alan finally reveals all about this secret garden, explaining with his trademark warmth the personal stories behind its design and evolution. Accompanied by beautiful photographs taken by Jonathan Buckley throughout the eight years in which the garden has been made, My Secret Garden allows us access to all of the successes and failures of this diverse and ambitious project. Comprising many different styles and spaces - from an acre of formal beds and ponds to wild flower meadows and a stunning winter garden - Alan's tales of development and cultivation will be applicable to all gardeners. With the plot encompassing fruit trees, a handsome greenhouse and wildlife-friendly plantings, gardeners of all styles and levels of expertise will find something to enjoy. Driven by Alan's infectious and informative style, My Secret Garden is a fascinating, amusing and inspiring book.
Author: Edward Jewitt Wheeler
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 946
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Dixon Hunt
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2002-05-27
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780812236347
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPapers from a symposium held at the University of Pennsylvania.