{"product_id":"emily-dickinsons-gardening-life-the-plants-and-places-that-inspired-the-iconic-poet","title":"Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A visual treat as well as a literary one...for gardeners and garden lovers, connoisseurs of botanical illustration, and those who seek a deeper understanding of the life and work of Emily Dickinson.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Offers an excuse (if one is necessary) to linger yet again over the observations of a poet who, as Dickinson herself proclaimed, 'was always attached to Mud'.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Emily Dickinson was a keen observer of the natural world, but less well known is the fact that she was also an avid gardener--sending fresh bouquets to friends, including pressed flowers in her letters, and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke. At her family home, she tended both a small glass conservatory and a flower garden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEmily Dickinson's Gardening Life\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson's deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. By weaving together Dickinson's poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, McDowell offers an enchanting new perspective on one of America's most celebrated but enigmatic literary figures.","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988898398397,"sku":"BS-TC0-698220","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781604698220-HD.jpg?v=1786619673","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/emily-dickinsons-gardening-life-the-plants-and-places-that-inspired-the-iconic-poet","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}