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Virgins, Weeders and Queens: A History of Women in the Gardenby: Twigs Way November 23, 2006 |
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The book is like being at a conference of women gardeners at break-out time. Dozens of interesting women of all ages, chatting, passing on information, having longer convesation with some more than others. The book told me facts I didn't know and moved me with tales of the women's lives, especially Jane Loudon and her financial struggles after the death of her still-young husband, and the wages of women being 1s6d while the men were paid 3s.... There is an affection for thses women, whom Twigs Way brings to life if only for a moment. It is very readable, like a novel, but infromative in the extreme, leading to one's own resarech into many of the women previously unknown and rekindiling ontereset in thone well known. I loved the evocation of ... Read More:
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Allotments (Shire Library) (Shire Library)by: Twigs Way June 10, 2008 |
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If - like me - it's been a few years since you bought a Shire publication, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by their new style of book. They have always managed to pack in a remarkable amount of information into a slim volume - and this continues to be the case - but in the past the design seems to have been rather low on the priority list, with cramped typography and mainly black an white illustrations. In this recent volume the design values have really been raised substantially. Adding a spine instead of wire staples makes the book feel much higher quality and the typography is really well laid out. The illustrations are colour throughout, and are mostly reproduced with care to a high standard.
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A Crocodile in the Fernery: An A-Z of Animals in the Gardenby: Twigs Way February 29, 2008 |
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A perfectly delightful book - suitably kept in the greenhouse, the library or on the dining room table, Twigs Way has written an animalistic romp of fauna proportions. No other book like it has approached the concealed subject of gardens and pets, or the eccentric keepers of rare creatures. Excellent learning!
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VIRGINS WEEDERS and QUEENS : A History of Women in the Garden.by: Way Twigs 2006 |
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A perfectly delightful book - suitably kept in the greenhouse, the library or on the dining room table, Twigs Way has written an animalistic romp of fauna proportions. No other book like it has approached the concealed subject of gardens and pets, or the eccentric keepers of rare creatures. Excellent learning!
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Study of the Impact of Imparkment on the Social Landscape of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire from C.1080 to 1760 (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) British)by: Twigs Way 1997-08 |
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A perfectly delightful book - suitably kept in the greenhouse, the library or on the dining room table, Twigs Way has written an animalistic romp of fauna proportions. No other book like it has approached the concealed subject of gardens and pets, or the eccentric keepers of rare creatures. Excellent learning!
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