The Lost Gardens

Author : Ang Li
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231540329
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Garden written by Ang Li and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost Garden is an eloquent portrait of the losses incurred as we struggle to hold on to our passions. The novel begins with the family of Zhu Yinghong, whose father, Zhu Zuyan, was imprisoned in the early days of Chiang Kai-shek's rule. Zhu Zuyan spends his days luxuriating in his Lotus Garden, which he builds according to his own desires. Forever under suspicion, he indulges as much as he can in circumscribed pleasures, though they drain the family fortune. Eventually the entire household is sold, including the Lotus Garden. The novel then swings to modern-day Taipei, where Zhu Yinghong falls for Lin Xigeng, a real estate tycoon and playboy. Their cat-and-mouse courtship builds against the extravagant banquets and decadent entertainments of Taipei's wealthy businessmen. Though the two ultimately marry, their high-styled romance dulls over time, leading to a dangerous, desperate quest to reclaim the enchantment of the Lotus Garden.

Author : Marilyn Brown (archaeological investigator.)
Publisher : Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Lost Gardens written by Marilyn Brown (archaeological investigator.) and published by Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales. This book was released on 2012 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardens are one of the most important elements in the cultural history of Scotland. Like any art form, they provide an insight into social, political and economic fashions, they intimately reflect the personalities and ideals of the individuals who created them, and they capture the changing fortunes of successive generations of monarchs and noblemen. Yet they remain fragile features of the landscape, easily changed, abandoned or destroyed, leaving little or no trace.In Scotland's Lost Gardens, author Marilyn Brown rediscovers the fascinating stories of the nation's vanished historic gardens. Drawing on varied, rare and newly available archive material, including the cartography of Timothy Pont, a spy map of Holyrood drawn for Henry VIII during the 'Rough Wooing', medieval charters, renaissance poetry, the Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer, and modern aerial photography, a remarkable picture emerges of centuries of lost landscapes.Starting with the monastic gardens of St Columba on the Isle of Iona in the sixth century, and encompassing the pleasure parks of James IV and James V, the royal and noble refuges of Mary Queen of Scots, and the 'King's Knot', the garden masterpiece which lies below Stirling Castle, the history of lost gardens is inextricably linked to the wider history of the nation, from the spread of Christianity to the Reformation and the Union of the Crowns.The product of over 30 years of research, Scotland's Lost Gardens demonstrates how our cultural heritage sits within a wider European movement of shared artistic values and literary influences. Providing a unique perspective on this common past, it is also a fascinating guide to Scotland's disappeared landscapes and sanctuaries - lost gardens laid out many hundreds of years ago 'for the honourable delight of body and soul'.

Author : Anthony Eglin
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1429903945
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Gardens written by Anthony Eglin and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden within the derelict gardens of abandoned Wickersham Priory, a deadly secret is waiting. But when an unsuspecting young Californian named Jamie Gibson finds herself the new owner of the estate, through a surprise bequest from a total stranger---the secret begins to stir. Jamie, fired with enthusiasm to restore the gardens to their 1930s glory, seeks the help of Lawrence Kingston, a retired professor of botany, eccentric bon viveur, and amateur sleuth. Lawrence soon unearths an old chapel, which leads to an ancient Healing Well, which in turn yields a human skeleton. And as the police pursue their inquiries, Kingston begins his own investigation---following a baffling trail of clues that wind down through the centuries, from the battlegrounds of World War II to the depths of the Middle Ages. It is a trail marked by misadventure, revenge, compassion, and murder when finally Kingston unlocks the secret of Wickersham Priory, he and Jamie must confront a reckoning that neither of them could have ever imagined. As with the highly acclaimed The Blue Rose, Eglin brings his botanical and literary skill to this new mystery.

Author : Helen Humphreys
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393051834
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Garden written by Helen Humphreys and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Britain, Women, Army, WWII 1939 - 1945.

Author : Philip Osment
Publisher : Collins Educational
ISBN 13 : 9780007336432
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Gardens written by Philip Osment and published by Collins Educational. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stumbling upon a hidden and forgotten garden, three young friends find themselves transported to World War One, and caught up in the shocking truth of young soldiers sent to fight for their country. Beautifully illustrated by Michael Foreman, this thought-provoking play helps to bring the First World War into modern day.

Author : Tim Smit
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1841883468
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Gardens Of Heligan written by Tim Smit and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glorious No.1 bestseller Until the First World War, the estate gardens at Heligan were one of the glories of Cornwall. Thereafter, through growing neglect, they slipped gradually to sleep. This is the amazing story of their rediscovery and restoration, or the Victorian vision and ingenuity which first created that subtropical paradise, and of the modern obsession and improvisation which recreated it.

Author : J.H. Low
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 981467754X
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost in The Gardens written by J.H. Low and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mei had waited very long for this day, the day to visit Gardens by the Bay! But she soon wanders off and loses her way. Lost and afraid, she meets Wise Wee the bear. Together, they search for Mom and go on an adventure around the Gardens like no other. Discover the amazing sights of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay in this beautifully illustrated book with an engaging rhyming story that will capture the imagination of readers of all ages.

Author : Rosamund Wallinger
Publisher : ACC Distribution
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gertrude Jekyll's Lost Garden written by Rosamund Wallinger and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating account of the faithful restoration of a Gertrude Jekyll Garden working to the original plans. Filled with practical advice.

Author : Tom Petherick
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780297843443
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heligan written by Tom Petherick and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heligan Gardens are a phenomenon. In their heyday one of the glories of Cornwall, they fell into romantic decay after the Second World War. Discovered and restored against all odds by Tim Smit and his partners, they are now the most visited private gardens in Britain, voted by BBC Gardener's World 'Britain's Best Loved Gardens'. This is the first book to capture the romance of these great gardens in all their aspects, through a lavish use of new photography, historic images and an informative text.

Author : Raymond Blanc
Publisher : Headline Home
ISBN 13 : 1472267575
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Orchard written by Raymond Blanc and published by Headline Home. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with added material about the gardens at Le Manoir. 'Blanc set about the most thorough apple-tasting and cooking project I have heard of . . . [The Lost Orchard] condenses the highlights, his love letters to the forgotten apple breeds.' The Times 'I began to dream about an orchard filled with thousands of fruit trees... Today we have an orchard with over 150 ancient varieties of apple. Each one has its heritage in a village or a county that used to thrive on that particular variety. They tell the story not only of what we have lost in Britain but also what we could regain.' Over the past eleven years, Raymond Blanc has planted an orchard of 2,500 trees in the grounds of his hotel-restaurant in Oxfordshire. Yielding about 30 tonnes of fruit for his kitchen each year, it is full of ancient and forgotten varieties of British apples and pears, along with walnut trees, quince, medlars, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, damsons and cherries. A further 600 heritage fruit trees have been added from Raymond's home region of Franche-Comté in France. The Lost Orchard is a love letter to each of these varieties, complete with beautiful black and white drawings, photographs of Belmond Le Manoir and fascinating information and anecdotes about each fruit, along with recipes and stories.