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Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?: The Peculiar Tale of a Middle-Aged Woman and What She Grew in her Garden
Monica has lived a small, quiet life, bringing up her only daughter alone. After her daughter emigrates, she moves back to her suburban home town to care for her elderly mother. Eventually, in a moment of clarity, she takes control of her life and then pours all her love and attention into her garden. Freeing herself from convention she finds a capacity for both compassion and violence. A morally ambiguous story unfurls in an English garden where horticulture, fairytale and biochemistry collide.
212 pages, Paperback
Published November 13, 2017
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March 3, 2024
A friend gifted me this book. An unusual read but I really loved this. Deserves more exposure for sure. Love it, or hate it? Not sure I’ll look at pumpkins in the same way again! If you want to know why … read it!! Highly recommended.
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