In PL's beguiling masterpiece, a dying historian unravels the story of her life. The result is a kaleidoscopic account of the 20th Century, centring on the horror and splendour of Cairo duri... read more
Partly a memoir of her own life in gardens (Cairo, Somerset and Oxfordshire), this is also an exploration of gardens in literature, from 'Alice in Wonderland' to Virginia Woolf and Larkin.