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The smell of summer grass: pursuing happiness, Perch Hill 1994-2011

By Raven , Adam , Sarah;Nicolson

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN
9780007335572, 9780007335589, 0007335571
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6209693 bytes)
Pages
306 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1957-;Raven-- 1963-;England -- SussexAdamAgriculture--England--Sussex;Country life--EnglandSarah

Description

The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'. It is the story of the years spent in finding and building a personal Arcadia, sometimes a dream, sometimes a nightmare, by writer Adam Nicolson and his wife, cook and gardener, Sarah Raven. Adam Nicolson was determined to leave metropolitan life but the rundown farm in the Sussex Weald was not quite what he bargained for. The scenery was breathtaking and the rural neighbours charming but the hard end of real farming life was another matter - mud, cold, planning regulations and unco-operative livestock. But for the reader the whole enterprise is full of delight thanks to Adam Nicolson's writing: frank, witty and touching, it is a testament to the importance of holding on to your dreams and turning them into reality.

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