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Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life

The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales

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Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life

By: Marta McDowell
Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
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There aren't many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. More than 150 million copies of her books have sold worldwide, and interest in her work and life remains high. And her characters - Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest - exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is the first work to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter's love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work.

The audiobook begins with a gardener's biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the listener follows Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The audiobook culminates in a traveler's guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter's gardens today.

©2013 Marta McDowell (P)2018 Tantor Art & Literature Authors Biographies & Memoirs Environment Environmentalists & Naturalists European Gardening & Horticulture Literary History & Criticism Professionals & Academics Science World Literature Gardening

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I’ve grown up with Beatrix potter in much of my childhood, and I’m adulthood have developed a love for gardening. Was a beautiful book to listen to.

Absolutely a joy

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What a lovely walk through Beatrix Potter’s gardening life. The vivid descriptions of gardens in the story make you want to sit down with a cup of tea and savor the experience. I will listen again, I’m sure. Narrator was lovely too.

Enchanting

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Absolutely fantastic! I will be re reading over and over. I feel Beatrix is a kindred spirit.

LOVE THIS BOOK

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I can see Beatrix Potter's illustrations in my mind's eye as I listen to this book! This makes me want to plant a garden of my own, make watercolor paintings, and take a trip to see her gardens in person someday!

Beautiful story, beautifully told!

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The gardens came to life. I enjoyed this lovely distraction from my busy life. It is such a sweet Bouquet of mental images and really help me get to know Beatrix Potter, and her lovely gardens.

Lovely book and I learned things I didn’t know.

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