{"product_id":"emily-dickinsons-gardening-life-marta-mcdowell-9781604698220","title":"Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marta McDowell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604698225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604698220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.88w x 1.19d","brand":"Marta McDowell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055501963519,"sku":"9781604698220","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_700ccc2f-d85c-4c93-8066-40fe3f7eabb9.jpg?v=1685036142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emily-dickinsons-gardening-life-marta-mcdowell-9781604698220","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}