"In his quest to restore his family home of Sissinghurst to its
rightful place as a working farm and productive part of the
England's food web, Nicolson creates a flawless narrative of
enchantment, a bricolage of impermeable clay, crumbling castles,
tucked away wildwoods, civic inertia, medieval history and a
haunting childhood, as magical a work of art as his grandmother
Vita Sackville-West's white garden."
-Paul Hawken, Author of "Blessed Unrest" and "The Ecology of
Commerce"
"To see Vita Sackville-West's legendary garden return to life as an
edible landscape fills me with hope. Adam Nicolson's determination
to restore a working farm in complete harmony with one of the
world's most famous and beautiful gardens is faithful not only to
the memory of his family but also to the memory of the land itself.
"Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History" has all the elements of a
wonderful drama, but ultimately its message about the importance of
good stewardship of the land and of nourishing the community
prevails. It is clear that like his famous grandmother, Nicolson is
a scribe of The Land."
-Alice Waters, Founder of Chez Panisse and Author of "The Art of
Simple Food" and many Chez Panisse cookbooks
"This wise and tender book, unsentimentally devoted to the story of
one tiny corner of old England, should touch each one of us who
loves the wild magic that is land, landscape and the creatures that
live there. On one level "Sissinghurst" is a charming portrait of
an ancient and beautiful house in Kent; on another a poignant and
amusing portrait of the English class system at full gallop. Most
important, though, it is a clarion call for the preservation of all
that is good, sensible and environmentally prudent about the
farming ways of old, a cry that will linger for a long, long
while."
-Simon Winchester, Author of "The Professor and the Madman, The Map
that Changed the World," and "Krakatoa"
Praise from the UK for "Sissinghurst"
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