In Pursuit of Paradise

by Jane Brown

1st edition 1st printing hardcover book fine condition dw fine, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Gardening

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Mr_wormwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

a series of disparate essays stitched together to approximate a complete overview does not a 'social history' make.

[Matthew Gilmore · Rating 2 out of 5]

Choppy narrative. Snide, superior commentary at points, leaving an unpleasant taste.

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't bring myself to finish it. It has lovely flowery prose that doesn't seem to say much at all once you parse through it.

[Ralph Britton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This author takes an interesting approach to gardens, most effective in the last hundred years or so. I can remember from my childhood many of the ordinary gardens she describes. Jane Brown concentrates not on the great garden layouts but on what gardening meant to the vast majority of people in Britain. Frustratingly the father back on goes the less information is available. There is much in this book that would interest a practical gardener today as well as anyone who likes to visit gardens of all types and sizes

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating book weaving the social history of Britain and further afield with the history of garden design. The author writes beautifully.