The Guilty Gardener
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The Guilty Gardener
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Narrated by:
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Charlotte Christie
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By:
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Annabel Christie
About this listen
Wracked by guilt for breaking a childhood bond with her naturalist father and fearful for the future of the planet in light of the catastrophic impact of climate change, Annabel sets out on a personal journey of redemption. She seeks to reconnect with nature and wildlife in the one place she knows she can make a real difference – her own, barren, neglected garden.
Guided by her eccentric, octogenarian neighbour, and with the ghost of her late father never far from her thoughts, Annabel begins to rediscover the therapeutic art of wildlife gardening. Her moving and often very funny green odyssey travels from an idyllic nature-filled childhood of hay meadows, hedgehogs and waxwings in the 1970s to the present day where biodiversity loss is reaching crisis point.
The Guilty Gardener neatly blends quirky memoir with pertinent observation of our natural world while showcasing the key to successful wildlife gardening. It reminds us of the simple necessity and beauty of nature and how rewilding can restore love, hope, even life itself.
©2022 Annabel Christie (P)2024 Annabel ChristieCritic reviews
“This book is a lovely demonstration of the importance of gardening for wildlife and enjoying all the benefits this brings, both for our natural world and also for our own wellbeing.” - Estelle Bailey, CEO, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust