Showing results by author "Alice Vincent" in Biographies & Memoirs

We’re told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they’re listening to, what their worlds sound like, or how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men. Like so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating our every moment. And then, a baby’s heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Once again, Alice’s life became cacophonous – both with a new child, but also with the societal pressures that motherhood holds.

Why Women Grow is a much-needed exploration of why women turn to the earth, as gardeners, growers and custodians. This book emerged from a deeply rooted desire to share the stories of women who are silenced and overlooked. In doing so, Alice fosters connections with gardeners that unfurl into a tender exploration of women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them, with conversations spanning creation and loss, celebration and grief, power, protest, identity and renaissance.

Das Gefühl, einsam und isoliert zu sein und der Wunsch nach tiefer Verbundenheit führen die Journalistin Alice Vincent zu einem außergewöhnlichen Vorhaben: Sie erstellt eine Liste von Frauen, die sie bewundert und mit denen sie gerne sprechen möchte – über das Leben und über das Gärtnern. Sie will verstehen, was Frauen dazu bewegt, hinauszugehen, den Boden zu bearbeiten, Samen zu säen und Pflanzen zu pflegen, auch wenn so viele andere Aufgaben auf ihren Schultern lasten.