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I gave this as a gift to both my father-in-law and mother for Christmas 2008. I started reading it at the Van Ripers' house and continued at the Weavers' after my mother opened her copy. It's a small offering but to my great disappointment I wasn't aI gave this as a gift to both my father-in-law and mother for Christmas 2008. I started reading it at the Van Ripers' house and continued at the Weavers' after my mother opened her copy. It's a small offering but to my great disappointment I wasn't able to finish it what with all the festivities going on.
The Gardner's Year is a tiny, sparkling gem. The book was written in the Czech playwright's native language and this meditation on gardening is witty, graceful and precious. I adore all the unique words in unexpected places that come with translations by non-native English speakers. I love that I was able to purposefully and accidentally learn a bit about Czech culture albeit of 50+ yrs ago. For example, I learned about the turning of the seasons in Prague by his descriptions of his garden in each month of the year. I am not even a marginally competent gardener and yet I was fascinated by this book. At times I laughed out loud!
Read the reviews on Amazon if I haven't convinced you. Read this book!
PS It's also extraordinary, I must say, to look into the mind of person much older than myself. You can tell by the way he thinks, operates in the world, and chooses to express himself that age has matured and mellowed him. Older is wiser and less quick to take offense at things, I think...more inclined to be meditative. That is not to say that his mind isn't quick witted and creative because he has both those traits in spades!...more
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