{"product_id":"seed-to-dust-life-nature-and-a-country-garden-paperback","title":"Seed to Dust: Life, Nature, and a Country Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Hamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eLate Migrations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eH is for Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning meditation on gardening and the wisdom of plants, \" that rare book that will appeal to nonfiction readers everywhere. . . Candid, tender, thoughtful and absorbing.\"--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (STARRED Review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With chapters. . . [that] shimmer like lantern slides, lit with luminous imagery. . . \u003ci\u003eSeed to Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to read this world as Mr. Hamer does--with a close eye to what changes, and what does not.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarc Hamer has nurtured the same 12-acre garden in the Welsh countryside for over two decades. The garden is vast and intricate. It's rarely visited, and only Hamer knows of its secrets. But it's not his garden. It belongs to his wealthy and elegant employer, Miss Cashmere. But the garden does not really belong to her, either. As Hamer writes, \"Like a book, a garden belongs to everyone who sees it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeed to Dust, \u003c\/i\u003e Marc Hamer paints a beautiful portrait of the garden that \"belongs to everyone.\" He describes a year in his life as a country gardener, with each chapter named for the month he's in. As he works, he muses on the unusual folklores of his beloved plants. He observes the creatures who scurry and hide from his blade or rake. And he reflects on his own life: living homeless as a young man, his loving relationship with his wife and children, and--now--feeling the effects of old age on body and mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the seasons change, Hamer also reflects on the changes he has observed in Miss Cashmere's life from afar: the death of her husband and the departure of her children from the stately home where she now lives alone. At the book's end, Hamer's connection to Miss Cashmere changes shape, and new insights into relationships and the beauty and brutality of nature emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust like all good books and gardens, \u003ci\u003eSeed to Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with equal parts life and death, beauty and decay, and every reader will find something different to admire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARC HAMER\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the North of England but has lived in Wales for more than thirty years. After spending a period of time homeless, then working on the railway, he returned to education and studied fine art. Hamer worked in art galleries and taught creative writing in prisons before becoming a gardener and mole catcher. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Catch a Mole.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748931240224,"sku":"9781778401800","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f0c362b4aea65e988832cc3cd7e6c7ed.webp?v=1779920451","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seed-to-dust-life-nature-and-a-country-garden-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}