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16%OFFAdam Nicolson - Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill - 9780008104726 - V9780008104726
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Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill

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The Smell of Summer Grass is the story of the years spent in finding and building a personal idyll, sometimes a dream, sometimes a nightmare, by writer Adam Nicolson and his wife, cook and gardener, Sarah Raven.

Without knowing one end of a hay baler from the other, Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven, fed up with London and with life, escaped with his family to a run-down farm in the Sussex Weald. Looking for Arcadia, they found a mixture of intense beauty and profound chaos. Over three years they struggled ... Read more

Funny, poetic, ironic and wise, ‘The Smell of Summer Grass’ is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'. It traces the growing intimacy between man and his chosen place, his love affair with it and his frustrations with its intractable realities. As an attempt to live out the pastoral vision, it makes one heartfelt plea: we should never abandon our dreams.

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Product Details

Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008104726
SKU
V9780008104726
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Adam Nicolson
Adam Nicolson is the author of many books on history, travel and the environment. He is winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and the British Topography Prize and lives at Sissinghust Castle in Kent. His other books include ‘Arcadia’ (‘Earls of Paradise’ in hardback), ‘Men of Honour’, ‘Sea Room’, ‘Power and Glory’ and ‘Seamanship’ and, most recently, ‘Sissinghurst’.

Reviews for Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill
'Candid, observant and often very funny' Daily Mail 'A delightful memoir – a reminder that the very best writing starts at home' Robert McCrum, Observer Praise for ‘The Mighty Dead’: ... Read more

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