{"product_id":"skymeadow-9781472128768","title":"Skymeadow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A love letter to English horticulture written by a passionate gardener. A must-read for anyone who has dreamt of cultivating their own patch of land'' Jane Perrone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eSkymeadow \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating book . . . Every flower, every passing bud, every change in the season is described with rapture'' Jilly Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Charlie Hart first visited Peverels, a small farmhouse that sits lazily on the lip of a hill running down into the Peb Valley, he was at breaking point,  grieving the loss of his father and anxious about the impending death of his mother. He and his wife Sybilla felt that their London life had been steadily growing in noise: the noise of grief, the noise of busyness, the noise that comes from the expectations of others and, for Charlie, the constant clamour of dissatisfaction at work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Peverels, Charlie found an expanse of untouched meadowland, the perfect setting for an audacious garden. Charlie felt an unquenchable urge to dig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Hart's wonderful memoir \u003ci\u003eSkymeadow\u003c\/i\u003e encapsulates perfectly the healing quality of horticulture * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a love letter to English horticulture written by a passionate gardener. Charlie plots his path through family tragedy and battles to bring his audacious plans for a garden to life in this inspirational memoir. A must-read for anyone who has dreamt of cultivating their own patch of land. * Jane Perrone *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkymeadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating book. Facing mental breakdown, devastated by the death of his father and the serious illness of his mother, battling against the claustrophobia of working in the City, Charlie Hart broke free. Tracking down a farmhouse on the Suffolk border, he staved off his anguish by singlehandedly, by his own sweat and toil, over three years transforming the surrounding fields into a ravishing garden. The cast, including his adorable wife Sybilla, four very young children and a floating population of dogs and cats, provide an enchanting picture of family life. Every flower, every passing bud, every change in the season, is described with rapture. Charlie Hart is all heart and we cheer him on. * Jilly Cooper *\u003cbr\u003eA gentle and very thoughtful read . . . his seamless weaving together of his own memoir with that of his garden is priceless. A beautifully written book and an inspiration * The Reckless Gardener *\u003cbr\u003eI loved it . . . poetic depiction of the English landscape . . . Although not everyone has the luxury of space in which to garden away the pain of loss and surrender to the vastness of creation, Charlie's message remains valid whether you own a single houseplant or a five-acre plot: taking care of plants is good for us, mind and body * Gardenista *\u003cbr\u003eThis meditative book celebrates the healing effects of nature * Country Living *\u003cbr\u003eInspiring * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003eA heart-warming memoir celebrating the healing powers of gardening and the beauty of nature * Gardens Illustrated *\u003cbr\u003eA memoir about mental health, bursting with metaphors about how nature can soothe and heal the soul * BBC Countryfile *\u003cbr\u003eCharmingly meditative -- Emma Townshend * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThoughtfully written . . . a touching and reviving read * House \u0026amp; Garden *\u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling and delightful debut . . . a welcome addition to the genre . . . a profoundly spiritual book whose creation and growth is described with a deeply lyrical, touching and often almost biblical love of language and sense of ritual -- William Cash * Catholic Herald *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739376365911,"sku":"9781472128768","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472128768.jpg?v=1720052062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skymeadow-9781472128768","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}