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The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden (Hardcover)

by Katherine Swift (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (6 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747592586
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747592587
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Peter Parker, Daily Telegraph

`A truly remarkable book that is both intimate and universal.'


Sir Roy Strong

`The Très Riches Heures of garden writing.'
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5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect book, 26 Aug 2008
By Jean L. Lemaitre (St. Andrews) - See all my reviews
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This book is about far more than 'the story of a garden'. For me, it is that rare thing, a book that I did not want to put down and will certainly read again. It is written in such elegant prose with no superfluity almost to the point of self-effacement. The author's knowledge of so many diverse things is a constant delight to encounter. It is about gardening; about astronomy; about the roots of words and language; about the history of Morville and its environs; about the author's place amongst all this and so much more. I read as slowly as I could, not only to savour the text fully but so as to be able to go on sharing Dr.Swift's life and times in rural Shropshire for as long as possible.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to savour, 26 Sep 2008
By L. Robinson (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This book is a delight (as is the garden in real life) The author is knowledgeable and paints the most vivid pictures. It is a book about the area of Shropshire she lives in, how it has evolved through the centuries, the house and garden and her sensitive reconstruction of it. She is a lady after my own heart with interests such as history, gardens, cats, flowers, geology, weather....it is so well written, I highly recommend it.
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative writing, 20 Jun 2008
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I'm something of an armchair gardener - all the pleasure and none of the work - and this book satisfied my liking to read about beautiful gardens. Its chapters are titled according to the monastic hours, echoing the house's monastic past. The author created a dreamlike garden out of a field beside her Shropshire house. The book is a description of the genesis of that garden with digressions into history, herbalism, religion and the uses and growing habits of the plants she seeks to cultivate. The writing is brilliantly clear and the garden comes to life as you read. There are line drawings in the style of illustrations from a medieval book of hours, though no photographs, together with a plan of the layout of the garden This is a book to be enjoyed by anyone who has an interest in gardening, history or the spirit of human endeavour. To create such a magnificent garden is truly a labour of love
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5.0 out of 5 stars A joy and delight
I agree completely with the other reviews. This book is an absolute joy to read. It is not just a 'how I made this garden'; it is far more than that. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rockymodo

5.0 out of 5 stars Loveliest of books ...
So many good reviews, and all so well deserved. Perhaps we should start a Katherine Swift/Morville Hours Appreciation Society!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Morville Hours....It took me hours....
I deliberately rationed myself with this book, trying to spread it out as long as I could before I finished it! Read more
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This book has done what none have done before - made me join the NT ( an organisation I'm very wary of) simply to go and visit this wondrous place. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Barbara Eacott

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy to read.
Katharine Swift's popular book is pure prose and a joy to read. She tells how she creates a garden divided into rooms for different ages and with reference to the people who have... Read more
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This is a glorious book. Perfect winter reading for anyone with an interest in gardens, books, history, geography, geology, biography, beekeeping and any number of other subjects... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Flora Post

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning!
I genuinely don't remember ever reading anything quite so beautifully written and captivating. I have not been able to put it down and I have already bought several more copies to... Read more
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