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Elizabeth and Her German Garden

By: Elizabeth von Arnim
Narrated by: Nadia May
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Indoors are servants, meals, and furniture. There, too, is The Man of Wrath, her upright Teutonic husband, inspiring in Elizabeth a mixture of irritation, affection, and irreverence. But outside she can escape domestic routine, read favorite books, play with her three babies and garden to her heart's content. Through Elizabeth's eyes we watch the seasons, from May's "oasis of bird-cherries and greenery" to the time when "snow carpets her Pomeranian wilderness". And each season brings with it new events as friends and neighbors come and go, all wonderfully recorded with Elizabeth's uniquely witty pen.(P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Funny Witty Heartfelt Feel-Good German Garden
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"Rarely is there a book that when read once, one wishes to start rereading right away. Here is one. Elizabeth's memoir is read with elan and obvious relish by Nadia May." (AudioFile)

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Every good narrator brings a book alive, and Nadia May does just that. It's a very gentle, but also humorous and human book. Of its era, so don't get irate at how women were viewed, but I think that's part of what I enjoyed: how the women, particularly Elizabeth, just coped & carried on anyway, despite the social expectations of their husbands & others! Enjoy.

So Good, I Listened Twice!

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This is not a very long book, but nevertheless a very pleasant look back to a more leisured lifestyle, and the frustrations and rewards of creating of a garden. Perfect bedtime listening, and with a first class narrator.

Delightful view of times gone by

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If you need cheering up and are a gardener this witty charming book will lift your spirits

UTTERLY WONDERFUL

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Maggie

Being a gardener born of German parents this brought me a smile of recognition in every chapter. What delight to plan the huge plantations, to skirt around the immovable German traditions and to beat the Man of Wrath at his own game!

A wonderful insightful description of gardening and German life

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A delightful listen, relaxing, and amusing.
So good to hear a woman making Independant decisions.

Charming story

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