Contemporary books written from a point of privilege tend to annoy me, but I was willing to ignore Elizabeth's occasionally less-than-kind comments on the "servant class", since the book was, after all, written 125 years ago.Įlizabeth loves her garden, her privacy, her children, her friends, and her husband - in that order. It is an aristocratic life one of Elizabeth's greatest travails is finding a gardener who is both skilled and committed to her vision. The book recounts the joy Elizabeth found in her country estate, her efforts to develop a garden on the neglected grounds, and time spent with her family and visiting friends. This 1898 novelized memoir of a year in the life of a rather remarkable woman is a delight, a tonic for miserable days and bad moods.
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