An inspiring and life-affirming story of a difficult childhood transformed into happy adulthood through the power of nature and gardensBeloved author Marc Hamer writes about finding refuge in his tiny back garden in this highly original story of childhood, old age, and the restorative power of gardens. As a child, he kindled a deep love of the earth by watching plants and insects and exploring the world through a stack of old encyclopaedias he found in the shed. Now an old man, he creates a garden for himself in the neglected plot behind his house. A little book with a big heart: the insights…mehr
An inspiring and life-affirming story of a difficult childhood transformed into happy adulthood through the power of nature and gardensBeloved author Marc Hamer writes about finding refuge in his tiny back garden in this highly original story of childhood, old age, and the restorative power of gardens. As a child, he kindled a deep love of the earth by watching plants and insects and exploring the world through a stack of old encyclopaedias he found in the shed. Now an old man, he creates a garden for himself in the neglected plot behind his house. A little book with a big heart: the insights glow as vivid as a flowerbed. If you want to be inspired, or you've lost your belief in the goodness of this world, this could be for you. 'A sublime meditation on life, love, nature and family, woven with the wisdom gained through a life well lived' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell'Patterned with Hamer's gifts for observation, compression, and tone' New Yorker'Rich and tender' New York Times'A book of great but tender power' Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast
Marc Hamer was born in the North of England and moved to Wales over thirty years ago. After spending a period homeless, then working on the railway, he returned to education and studied fine art in Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent. He has worked in art galleries, marketing, graphic design and taught creative writing in a prison before becoming a gardener. Both his books, A Life in Nature; or How to Catch a Mole and Seed to Dust have been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize.
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1 Rain: An adventure at sea treasure island a little wooden hut 2 Gardener: Gerberas umbrella zinc guilt bow tie 3 Rain: Tools seeds a cleaning song books and a train to nowhere 4 Gardener: Arranging flowers skeleton birds a broken shed and letting go 5 Rain: Alburnum to Chamomile 6 Gardener: Venus Lucifer jellyfish sunshine crackly voice 7 Rain: Horse farm Antaeus wolfsbane a dying wasp 8 Gardener: Ship of junk memories happiness Thor 9 Rain: A knife a feather starfish and a magpie’s tongue 10 Gardener: A new Eden fear of the wild 11 Rain: Ant hills molehills pigtails poison 12 Gardener: A length of string a blue wheelbarrow 13 Rain: Tin-can radio Slow the slug 14 Gardener: A walk down by the eye-spikes a dog a ghost a green man 15 Rain: Rhubarb leaves and monkshood Grandma’s cows and dowsing 16 Gardener: I need three hands a list of plants sorting seeds sparkling water 17 Rain: A kiss beautiful scars 18 Gardener: Feelings desire and suffering a concert 19 Rain: Growing vegetables a lost box 20 Gardener: Free will choices Paradise Lost 21 Rain: Tea for three Blackpool rock 22 Gardener: Witness enjoying the movie hedgehogs 23 Rain: Elephants powdered horses half a lady people from Glasgow 24 Gardener: Forget-me-nots Zen monks colour and scent 25 Rain: Winter hand of glory Gipsy Rose Lee leaves rust 26 Gardener: Paradise lost 27 Rain: Settling dust booze mother vagrancy 28 Gardener: Paradise regained THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA THE ILLUSTRATIONS DEDICATION
1 Rain: An adventure at sea treasure island a little wooden hut 2 Gardener: Gerberas umbrella zinc guilt bow tie 3 Rain: Tools seeds a cleaning song books and a train to nowhere 4 Gardener: Arranging flowers skeleton birds a broken shed and letting go 5 Rain: Alburnum to Chamomile 6 Gardener: Venus Lucifer jellyfish sunshine crackly voice 7 Rain: Horse farm Antaeus wolfsbane a dying wasp 8 Gardener: Ship of junk memories happiness Thor 9 Rain: A knife a feather starfish and a magpie’s tongue 10 Gardener: A new Eden fear of the wild 11 Rain: Ant hills molehills pigtails poison 12 Gardener: A length of string a blue wheelbarrow 13 Rain: Tin-can radio Slow the slug 14 Gardener: A walk down by the eye-spikes a dog a ghost a green man 15 Rain: Rhubarb leaves and monkshood Grandma’s cows and dowsing 16 Gardener: I need three hands a list of plants sorting seeds sparkling water 17 Rain: A kiss beautiful scars 18 Gardener: Feelings desire and suffering a concert 19 Rain: Growing vegetables a lost box 20 Gardener: Free will choices Paradise Lost 21 Rain: Tea for three Blackpool rock 22 Gardener: Witness enjoying the movie hedgehogs 23 Rain: Elephants powdered horses half a lady people from Glasgow 24 Gardener: Forget-me-nots Zen monks colour and scent 25 Rain: Winter hand of glory Gipsy Rose Lee leaves rust 26 Gardener: Paradise lost 27 Rain: Settling dust booze mother vagrancy 28 Gardener: Paradise regained THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA THE ILLUSTRATIONS DEDICATION
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