{"product_id":"green-shades-an-anthology-of-plantsgardens-and-gardeners-macmillan-collectors-library","title":"Green Shades: An Anthology of Plants,Gardens and Gardeners (MacMillan Collector's Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGreen Shades: An Anthology of Plants, Gardens and Gardeners\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author Elizabeth Jane Howard brings together a fascinating selection of gardening writing that spans the centuries, the seasons and the species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe contents are delightfully eclectic and wide-ranging - she pays homage to the great English landscape artists of the eighteenth century and to great women gardeners such as Vita Sackville-West. There's advice from Pliny on how walnuts can be used to dye hair, and Joseph Addison encourages blackbirds to gorge on his cherry trees. Linking the numerous extracts is Elizabeth Jane Howard's perceptive and highly personal commentary, which skilfully guides the reader from one subject to the next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe late \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Jane Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e was the author of fifteen highly acclaimed novels. The Cazalet Chronicles - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e - have become established as modern classics and have been adapted for a major BBC television series and for BBC Radio 4. In 2002 Macmillan published Elizabeth Jane Howard's autobiography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSlipstream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. In that same year she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. She died, aged ninety, at home in Suffolk on 2 January 2014.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacMillan Collector's Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApril 06, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.6\" H x 6.0\" L x 3.6\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877234016323,"sku":"zkg1793787591132","price":9.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/9455\/5203\/files\/green-shades-an-anthology-of-plantsgardens-and-gardeners-macmillan-collectors-li_1.jpg?v=1793787596","url":"https:\/\/rainywindowwear.shop\/products\/green-shades-an-anthology-of-plantsgardens-and-gardeners-macmillan-collectors-library","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}