An English Garden In Provence; Author: Spender, Natasha; Performer: Spender, Sir Stephen;Del Moral, Jean-Marie; Hardback; Book

Author: Spender, Natasha; Performer: Spender, Sir Stephen;Del Moral, Jean-Marie
Hardback; Book; 20 B&w and 50 Colour Photographs
192 pages
Published: June 1999
Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
ISBN: 1860465145
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Natasha Spender came into contact at a young age with the renowned gardens of such literary figures as Virginia and Leonard Woolf, Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, and Michael Astor. In the 1960s, she and her husband acquired the ruins of a farmhouse enclosed in the dramatic skyline of the French Alpilles. After years of hard work, the result was a unique garden.Lady Spender's recounting of her gardening friendships with the locals and many foreign neighbors; the regular and inspiring visits of Iris Murdoch, John Bayley, Francis Bacon, and the Annans, among others; and her explorations of the surrounding Landscape, along with passages from Sir Stephen Spender's unpublished journals, all contribute to make this both an enchanting literary record of the creation of a beaAn enchanting literary record of the creation of a beautiful garden in the arid hills of Provence, and a treasure trove for devoted gardeners. Author tour on publication, with guaranteed interview and feature coverage. An enchanting literary record of the creation of a beautiful garden in the arid hills of Provence, and a treasure trove for devoted gardeners. Author tour on publication, with guaranteed interview and feature coverage.A literary record of the creation by Natasha and Stephen Spender of a beautiful garden in the hills of Provence during the 60s. The book also documents the visits of the Spenders' friends, such as Iris Murdoch, John Bayley, Francis Bacon and the Annans.