Debbie Mitchell’s Reviews > Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science > Status Update

This quote—

“My (pregnant) body now seemed to invite both comment and mild derision”

Unfortunately so relatable

Zimmerman is such an excellent writer. I love how she’s weaving in the natural history with her personal story.

The prose in this book is beautiful!

“Examining a sample under the microscope is a wonderful way to focus the attention because your peripheral vision is gone. The rest of the world disappears, and it's just you and the object you're observing.”