Author: SMITH, REBECCA
Title: A Bit of Earth
Description: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, UK, 2007. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780747585886 288 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Susannah Misselthwaite was gazing up at the brightness of the blue sky when the deer leapt in front of the car. She never knew what happened. Her husband Guy, Professor of Botany, hides from his grief in his greenhouse - without Susannah, everything is lost. Meanwhile, little Felix pores over photographs of his mother who is slipping from his memory more each day. Happiest sitting in the branches of a tree in the university's botanical garden, away from the emptiness of home, he presides over the dreams and dramas of those who pass beneath him. Teachers and students, young and old, happy, sad, or filled with longing, all find sanctuary and space for contemplation in this few square feet of soil. : Review: 'A thoroughly charming, original and hugely readable novel' -- Nina Bawden: 'Fans of Smith's sharply observed tales of contemporary life will : find much to enjoy ... this beautifully written, funny work' -- Christina Koning, The Times: 'Having come through life's tragedies and disappointments, the : compensating happiness of Smith's protagonists is all the more satisfying' -- Big Issue: 'I loved it ... a truly touching portrait ... I was sorry when I'd : finished it' -- Mavis Cheek: 'With a deft touch and an obvious joy in the semiotics of botany, : this novel has it all for closet gardeners and romantics' -- Katy Guest, Independent : From the Publisher: A modern-day, grown-up Secret Garden. For fans of Gil McNeil, : Raffaella Barker and Esther Freud. Size: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm. 288 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0747585881. ISBN/EAN: 9780747585886. Inventory No: F245-1123.

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