{"product_id":"9780349127736","title":"The Allotment Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Diary, manual and love letter. An honest, moving, and beautiful book . . . It felt like an honour to read this' \u003c\/b\u003eNIGEL SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, lyrical memoir\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eI was so moved' \u003c\/b\u003eAMY KEY, author of \u003ci\u003eARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredibly rich. Eagle gives us an earthy philosophy of time through the returning seasons of one small patch of land' \u003c\/b\u003eREBECCA MAY JOHNSON, author of \u003ci\u003eSMALL FIRES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Honest and intimate, Thom Eagle writes with tenderness' \u003c\/b\u003eVICTORIA BENNETT, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE APOTHECARY BY THE SEA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFebruary produces an abundance of leeks; May brings forth the first spears of asparagus. June's courgettes demand endless recipes; August's blight strikes the tomatoes. October sees beans soaking in home-made broth, red wine and barley. December's branches 'die back', yet life still stirs under the soil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Allotment Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e documents a year of growing, pickling and unknowingly saying a last goodbye. Above all, it is a melodious, nourishing month-by-month portrait of the earth we all have in common.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eagle, Thom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56868687282562,"sku":"9780349127736","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9780349127736.jpg?v=1787658053","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780349127736","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}