In her introduction to this new edition, the gardener, writer, illustrator, and craftsperson Tasha Tudor explores the space Celia Thaxter made for ...
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Aug 22, 2008
Denise
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First I must say that I am an avid gardener and my relationship with the natural world is probably more intimate then much of the human population, but Celia Thaxter's romantic interaction with her garden became too much for me quite quickly. I both adored and became tired of her musings about her own dear garden. I wondered about her human interaction and envisioned people rolling their eyes if she conversed anything like she wrote of her beloved garden. She was truly in love with her words.
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Jan 30, 2008
Sara
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This is a book that I would love to own! It reminds me of The Passionate Observer by Jean Henri Fabre, except that here Ms. Thaxter is rambling on about her love affair with her garden instead of bugs. The version I read didn't have the intro by Tasha Tudor and I think the fellow who did introduce it biased me a little against the author. She liked to hear the sound of her own words and it gets annoying occasionally. Nevertheless, by the end of the book, it's as if you've been dashed into your
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Jul 20, 2007
dthaase
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Celia Thaxter takes you through a descriptive and stunning tour of her flower garden (c. 1893) located on Appledore, one of the Isles of Sholes off the Shores of Portsmouth, NH. Simply put this book is charming. This is a must read for any gardner who has experienced the toil and delight of the garden or for anyone who has ever appreciated a flower. Thaxter's descriptions and stories are wonderful. One of the most delighful reads I have had in a while. It deserves to be read outside on a su
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Aug 18, 2011
June
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Magic. Mine's a reproduction of Houghon-Mifflin's 1894 1st edition, complete with Childe Hassam's priceless Impressionst watercolors. Even Thaxter's technical talk is tatted into the finest literary lace. Love.
Jun 25, 2009
Helen
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The last and best book Celia Thaxter wrote. The paintings commissioned for An Island Garden are considered by many to be the most beautiful of Childe Hassam's career. Deals with her garden on Appledore.
Feb 06, 2012
Sherry
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Delightful. Inspiring. Beautiful language, befitting a poet. I will want to read it again, and would like to own it.
Feb 19, 2011
Jan
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Illustrations by Childe Hassam. Thaxter lived from 1835 to 1894. Her Maine garden was restored in 1977.
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