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This lyrical portrait of an antique Italian villa with its charming caretaker, olive groves, and vineyards is filled with hilarious garden misadventures, witty sketches of eccentric fellow gardeners, and sensuous studies of Tuscan daily life. Entertaining for its garden side trips, its generous information about Mediterranean plants, Italian garden history and lore, A Garden in Lucca is, at its heart, a compelling journey of self-discovery that shares with readers the joys and challenges of creating a personal paradise on earth.
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A Garden in Lucca, Paul Gervais
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- A Garden in Lucca
- Subtitle
- Finding Paradise in Tuscany
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Gervais
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0786865210
- ISBN13
- 9780786865215
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Hobby, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Biographies, Southern Europe, Italy, Gardening & Landscaping, Travelling, Garden, Western Europe
- Rating
- 3.2 out of 5
- Description
- This lyrical portrait of an antique Italian villa with its charming caretaker, olive groves, and vineyards is filled with hilarious garden misadventures, witty sketches of eccentric fellow gardeners, and sensuous studies of Tuscan daily life. Entertaining for its garden side trips, its generous information about Mediterranean plants, Italian garden history and lore, A Garden in Lucca is, at its heart, a compelling journey of self-discovery that shares with readers the joys and challenges of creating a personal paradise on earth.