The Ghost In The Garden - in search of Darwin's lost garden (Hardcover)

The forgotten garden that inspired Charles Darwin becomes the modern-day setting for an exploration of memory, family, and the legacy of genius. Darwin never stopped thinking about the garden at his childhood home, The Mount, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It was here, under the tutelage of his green-fingered mother and sisters, that he first examined the reproductive life of flowers, collected birds' eggs, and began the experiments that would lead to his theory of evolution. A century and a half later, with one small child in tow and another on the way, Jude Piesse finds herself living next door to this secret garden. Two acres of the original site remain, now resplendent with overgrown ashes, sycamores, and hollies. The carefully tended beds and circular flower garden are buried under suburban housing; the hothouses where the Darwins and their skilful gardeners grew pineapples are long gone. Walking the pathways with her new baby, Piesse starts to discover what impact the garden and the people who tended it had on Darwin's work. Blending biography, nature writing, and memoir, The Ghost in the Garden traces the origins of the theory of evolution and uncovers the lost histories that inspired it, ultimately evoking the interconnectedness of all things.

General

Imprint:	Scribe Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2021
Authors:	Jude Piesse
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-913348-05-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Gardens (descriptions, history etc) Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Philosophy > General Books > Gardening > Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
LSN:	1-913348-05-9
Barcode:	9781913348052

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