These small utopias were described by one interviewee – a gardener with an impressively Eeyore-like dispostiion – as ’51 per cent hard work, and 49 per cent disappointment’. They’ve never been more popular. A lovely re-issue from Little Toller.
The Allotment
£16
Edition:Paperback978191506823115/05/2023
Categories: 09. Summer Books 2023: Nature & Gardens, Gardens, New Paperbacks, Summer Books 2023
Tag: Social History
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