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Nicolson tells the story of his years spent in finding and building his own farm, with his wife, the cook and gardener Sarah Raven. A new, re-edited edition with lots of fresh material.
Synopsis
The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'. It is the story of the years spent in finding and building a personal Arcadia, sometimes a dream, sometimes a nightmare, by writer Adam Nicolson and his wife, cook and gardener, Sarah Raven.