Bibliograph

Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill, Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill, Adam Nicolson

Type

Label

Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill, Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill, Adam Nicolson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Smell of Summer Grass: Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Adam Nicolson

Sub title

Pursuing Happiness at Perch Hill

Summary

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 neighbors 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

Target audience

adult

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