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As J. D. Isaly points out in his introduction, “we in the developed world, have come to take a lot for granted” and we are living in a world “where our fruit and vegetables now contain 40% fewer nutrients than they did in the 1940s. It’s a sobering thought but it’s one that remains prevalent throughout Black Thumb Greenhouse as Isaly introduces us to an alternative way of living.
Not only a pleasure to dip into but also one of the few guidebooks that can be read cover to cover and feel genuinely enlightening Isaly begins with a succinct introduction and continues with a minimum of fuss.
He is a vivid and insightful writer which is evident here with a consummate combination of in-depth knowledge and penetrating insight. Not only clearly articulating the material benefits of a greenhouse but the physiological ones too before taking a comprehensive look at the types of greenhouses available.
To the novice gardener considering the purchase of a greenhouse the detail imparted in these opening chapters will prove invaluable and may well help to avert costly mistakes. But for Isaly a greenhouse extends far beyond its practical uses.
In the words of Teo Spengler, who Isaly quotes, a greenhouse “creates a very special place that, to me, represents gardening at its most magical.” With the extent of that magic no more evident than in chapters 6 and 7 as Isaly discusses Heirloom seeds, fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants that will bring a greenhouse to life.
With get ahead tips and advice on how to best organize the space available in even the smallest of greenhouses Isaly’s book proves an indispensable guide for all gardeners’ and is highly recommended.
Authentically capturing a bygone era in which women were viewed as the prizes in a male game Strange Eden is a showdown between its style and story. Combining Giordano’s slick, high-tension writing with the values and sexual stereotyping of a bygone era whilst reminding us of love’s sometimes harrowing consequences in times past.
Patti Flinn brings us a fascinating foray into the complications of colour and gender in 18th Century France in ‘Veronique’s Journey’. This unique novella tracks the coming of age of a young black girl in a small town, who is buffeted by parental expectations and societal norms.
Heroes come and go. That’s certainly true of the fictional variety where very few linger in the mind beyond the last page of a novel. So what makes the perfect fictional hero?
Whether it be a spine-tingling ghost story, the sighting of a UFO, stories of Gods and Deities, or the fascination of the occult, most of us are curious in one way or another about the supernatural.
The explosion in self-publishing and the subsequent success of self-published authors has certainly turned the publishing industry on its head.
The religious book market and faith-based poetry continues to see year on year growth, which certainly indicates a surge of public interest in what has historically been a minority genre.
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