hearing tales of Aeolian witches and watching Stromboli erupt on the horizon
and writing this book has brought back memories of people who are no longer with us
They were both huge beyond their physical boundaries
author and host of Only Connect"The only quiz book where it's mildly disappointing when you know an answer because you don't get the satisfaction of working it out" - James Harkin
I can't wait to read the next one' - 5 STARS 'Another triumph for Anna Jacobs' - 5 STARS 'BRILLIANT READ' - 5 STARS
Gardens and Imagination : Framing Nature in Art Science Fiction and Fantasy hearing tales of Aeolian witchesArtistic representations of gardens across history, cultures and mediums, featuring work by such disparate artists as Hokusai, Claude Monet and Hilary PecisA plot of land, a relaxing retreat, a formal landscape, a place of work: gardens carry a range of associations for individuals, communities and cultures alike. Spanning from the ancient Mediterranean to Renaissance Europe to the Edo period in Japan to the Qing dynasty in China to today, Gardens and