Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman's unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger's wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life—a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck—is interwoven with the fascinating history of conservatories from the Renaissance orangeries to the glass palaces of Kew.
| ISBN: | 9780061547768 |
| Publication date: | 9th August 2011 |
| Author: | Ruth Kassinger |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural history Garden design and planning General and world history Biography: general Memoirs History of science Botany and plant sciences Commercial horticulture Gardening Science: general issues |
Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman's unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger's wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life—a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck—is interwoven with the fascinating history of conservatories from the Renaissance orangeries to the glass palaces of Kew.
Paradise Under Glass features in the following genres: Gender studies: women and girls, Social and cultural history, Garden design and planning, General and world history, Biography: general, Memoirs, History of science, Botany and plant sciences, Commercial horticulture, Gardening, Science: general issues
Paradise Under Glass is available in Paperback
Paradise Under Glass was written by Ruth Kassinger and published by William Morrow Paperbacks an imprint of HarperCollins
Paradise Under Glass has 368 pages