C- Reviews / D Reviewsanimals / bigotry / children / children's book / classic / Edwardian-era / England / gardening / India / racism / secret26 Comments
Dear Readers, As a child, I loved Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. It’s considered a classic novel and is the story of children beginning to blossom as they bring a locked, abandoned garden to life. I was introduced to Burnett via a serialized reading of Little Lord Fauntleroy that ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / England / family relationships / gardening / hidden identity / Historical / servant romance / social climbing / virgin hero / working classNo Comments
Persephone “Persey” Foyle, the Dowager Marchioness of Holbrooke, leads a happy, busy existence, tending her garden, overseeing her charitable missions, feuding with her stepson’s wife, and vetting potential suitors for her stepdaughter. As far as this lively widow is concerned, her life lacks nothing. But when a young, famously-talented designer ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbees / ecology / gardening / non-fictionNo Comments
The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment—the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the war against the demise of these essential animals. Pollinators are critical ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C- ReviewsContemporary / England / gardening / mystery3 Comments
Sometimes the best things in life are right in front of you… Kate Jackson likes her quiet life. She lives in a quaint Northumbrian village, working as a self-employed gardener. On the hill adjacent to her land is a seemingly deserted property, neglected for over a decade and in dire ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfairy tale retelling / gardening / Romance22 Comments
Bryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an ... more >