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kathleenguthriewoods's review
4.0
This is a 4-star only b/c I don't understand all the gardening/plant references. That was part of the reason I picked up this book, hoping it would inspire me to make something of our tiny (and truly wild) backyard space. It didn't; I still find that project overwhelming, and hearing about the authors' efforts year after year didn't make it sound any more appealing to me.
However, what I found in this book is truly a in intimate story of "a friendship in letters." I felt like I knew both of them, and I looked forward to "receiving" the next letter. It fuels my efforts to continue to write actual letters -- not emails, not text messages -- to the people who are dear to me.
A lovely read.
However, what I found in this book is truly a in intimate story of "a friendship in letters." I felt like I knew both of them, and I looked forward to "receiving" the next letter. It fuels my efforts to continue to write actual letters -- not emails, not text messages -- to the people who are dear to me.
A lovely read.
lissapdx's review
A book arrived yesterday that made me giddy. Scott saw me squealing over it and wanted to know what all the excitement was about. I tried to think how best to explain it to him.
“Okay, imagine that John Lennon and Elvis Presley were pen-pals. Say they had a lively correspondence, letters flying back and forth for years and years. Now imagine that this book is a collection of those letters.”
He raised his eyebrows. “Who are they really?”
I sighed happily. “Katharine White and Elizabeth Lawrence.”
Scott: “Um…?” But he knows me well. “Gardening?”
“Yes. Only my two favorite gardening writers EVER.”
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