Elizabeth And Her German Garden

Author: Arnim, Elizabeth von, Howard, Elizabeth Jane

Fiction & related items

Published on 2 February 2006 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) as part of 'the Virago Modern Classics' series.

May 7th -- There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies ...'Elizabeth's uniquely witty pen records each season in her beloved garden, where she escapes from the stifling routine of indoors: servants, meals, domestic routine, and the presence of her overbearing husband ...