Presents a bouquet of prose and poetry, with subjects ranging from an old-fashioned rose to humble weeds, the hazards of rare plant collecting and the tribulations of inclement weather.
From the sumptuous breakfasts that made England famous to steamed puddings, high teas, scones, crumpets, hot cross buns, soups, fish, and game, no aspect of British cooking is overlooked, with ingredients and utensils translated into American terms. "Garney's book offers a complete course in British home culinary art. . . ".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
In 1997, "The Writer in the Garden", an anthology of garden writing culled from essays, fiction, poetry, journalism, diaries, and letters, won a bouquet of rave reviews. In the tradition of the first collection, it's a potpourri of philosophical meanderings, passionate observations, and practical advice for the armchair gardener.
THE WRITER IN THE GARDEN and MORE WRITERS IN THE GARDEN (both AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winners) are available for the first time on CD as single collection. Gardens and gardening are a source of inspiration for writers and poets. Here is a wonderfully r
This wonderfully engaging original-for-audio anthology of writing about cats is taken from a wide spectrum of fiction and nonfiction sources. Entertaining, touching and guaranteed to appeal to any cat lover, the selections in this imaginative and amusing anthology have been specially chosen and edited by Jane Garmey, the editor of "The Writer in ...
Edith Wharton, under the spell of evergreen foliage and stone, celebrates the magic of Italian gardens. Charles Kuralt waits on the bloom of a single daffodil like an expectant father. Gertrude Jekyll, after a month-long drought, praises the coming rain. Allen Lacy rails against hydrangeas. An engaging group of more than fifty gardening writers -- ...
An extraordinary collection of over 200 recipes, most of them closely guarded secrets from the legendary private kitchens of southern Italy--distinctive and unusual, simple to prepare, yet extremely complex in concept and taste. Bettoja, an American from Georgia, operates a cooking school in Rome--teaching Italian cooking to Italians!
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