War Gardens by Lalage Snow
A journey through the most unlikely of gardens: the oases of peace people create in the midst of warThis extraordinary book..warm and engaging...like a photograph magicked to life.
* Spectator *Snow has spent ten years as a photographer and filmmaker covering unrest . . . Throughout that time she has sought comfort in green oases and come to understand "how vital gardens are 'against a horrid wilderness' of war". . . There can be few counter-narratives as enchanting and sad as those Snow recounts in War Gardens. * Times Literary Supplement *
Not a happy book and yet it's magically heartening. It makes a gardener question his or her values. * The Times *
For all these victims of war, their gardens are places in which to breathe, providing moments of calm, hope and optimism in a fragile life of horror and uncertainty. For many, it helps them to grieve. Books seldom bring a lump to my throat, but this one did. * Spectator *
A remarkable book . . . It's a powerful testament to the healing balm of gardening and the resilience of the human spirit in the direst of circumstances. * Financial Times *
What makes War Gardens the most illuminating garden book to be published this year, is the realisation that people's gardens are the antidotes to the horrors of their surroundings. * Country Life *
Award winning freelance photographer, filmmaker and writer Lalage Snow spent the best part of her professional life covering conflict in Afghanistan, The Middle East and Ukraine. Her personal projects have been published and exhibited to critical acclaim around the world and have been featured on Channel 4 and the BBC, in The Times, Sunday Times and Telegraph newspapers and exhibited at the V&A and Smithsonian galleries. Her first book, War Gardens: A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm, explores the conflicts of the twenty-first century through the eyes of civilians using gardening as a means of survival. Lalage Snow now lives in the west country with her family. And a multitude of seedlings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787470682 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787470687 |
| Title | War Gardens |
| Author | Lalage Snow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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