Elizabeth and Her German Garden

by Elizabeth Von Arnim

Overview

Meet Elizabeth and discover there is no greater happiness to be found than when lost in a wilderness of a garden, with bird cherries, lilacs, hollyhocks and lilies crowding the vision. This is her sanctuary from a host of unreasonable demands, whether from the Man of Wrath (husband), babies, servants or (worst of all horrors) house guests. Plunge into her charming diaries and be warned: you won't be able to remain indoors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784872328
Publisher:	Random House UK
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Series:	Vintage Classics
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	593,076
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was an Australian-born British novelist.

Editorial Reviews

"An extraordinary piece of work . . . it has a freshness, a freakish charm, an irrepressible energy." —Elizabeth Jane Howard


"A gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming." —Susan Hill


"Unusual in the way that the sympathetic female narrator either cheerfully disregarded or, more often than not, gently mocked her husband and family. The book was a wild success and by 1899 it had run through 21 editions." —Independent


"A witty tale about marrying a richer, older man and finding liberation from a stifling world of elitism through gardening. It was a risky tale for its time, and still feels modern on both love and the garden." —Guardian


"Delightful." —Evening Standard

From the Publisher

About love and affection, spring and picnics on frosty afternoon, and the leisure that we have forgotten ever existed.

Miriam Rothschild