Smell of Summer Grass
Author | : Adam Nicolson |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780007335572 |
ISBN-13 | : 0007335571 |
Rating | : 4/5 (571 Downloads) |
Download or read book Smell of Summer Grass written by Adam Nicolson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.