Deborah Kellaway (1922–2006)
Autor(a) de The Virago Book of Women Gardeners
About the Author
Obras de Deborah Kellaway
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Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Kellaway, Deborah Violet
- Outros nomes
- Newton, Deborah Violet (birth)
- Data de nascimento
- 1922-11-21
- Data de falecimento
- 2006-02-07
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Australia
- Local de nascimento
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Local de falecimento
- London, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
London, England, UK
Bressingham, Norfolk, England, UK - Educação
- University of Melbourne
University of Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall) - Ocupação
- columnist
professor
teacher - Relacionamentos
- Thompson, Emma (student)
Kellaway, Lucy (daughter) - Organizações
- Oldie Magazine
University of Melbourne
Camden School for Girls
Membros
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 10
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 230
- Popularidade
- #97,994
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 17
- Favorito
- 1
Most of it was great though, if you're a gardener. It's a collection of excerpts, essays, diary entries, even a little poetry here and there, written by women known for their mad gardening skills and wickedly green thumbs throughout history. It's all non-fiction, and the book bursts with suggestions for plants; mostly oriented to the UK, with a little USA thrown in. I did a LOT of googling while I read, and most of the plants that caught my eye are available in some form or another here in Australia, the country with draconian import laws, so despite the bias in the book, there should be something for every gardener here.
Also, the cover is gorgeous.… (mais)