Author:David Bellamy
David Bellamy is a natural story teller whose memoir is packed full of funny anecdotes and observations. He depicts wonderfully a childhood of discovery and adventure growing up in Carshalton during the second world war. Despite rationing and evacuation, these were happy days of tremendous freedom spent roaming the wonderland of the surrounding countryside searching for bugs, beetles and bits of old shrapnel which young Bellamy and his brother would smuggle home to their father's shed for their firework-making sessions. His growing love of nature is interwoven with loving, often hilarious, portraits of the various characters he meets along the way. From his days as a student in fifties London to his trial by fire lectureship at Durham University with a young wife and ever-growing family to support, Bellamy reveals his many great loves from sports cars to ballet. He also writes of his more serious concerns, with his reputation for being outspoken and undeterred in the face of big enterprises and corporations revealed in his battles and campaigns.
The book will stand by itself as a tribute to the ingenuity of nature and to those who try to unravel its secrets
—— New York MagazineHe manages to synthesize physiology, medicine, psychology, philosophy, history and art with astonishing skill, clarity, erudition and wit... the most complex subjects are rendered comprehensible and entertaining... An excellent book which bridges two cultures
—— David Mendel , Observer[The Body in Question] reveals the range and variety of the author's skills: those of a physician, (especially a neurologist), a comparative anatomist and a philosopher... Among the various allotropes of Jonathan Miller cited above, we must number also the entertainer and the wit: Miller is exceedingly amusing... His text is distinguished by innumerable felicities of thought or expression
—— P. B. Medawar , Times Literary SupplementA brilliant mixture of medical, metaphorical and philosophical commentary
—— Richard Holmes , The TimesThis tour de force has... sheer gusto and kinetic energy
—— GuardianThis amusing and very useful book is a must for any gardener, whether highly knowledgeable or rank amateur.
—— Good Book GuideRefreshingly down-to-earth guide
—— RedIt is the perfect book for the armchair gardener!
—— Period HouseThis joyful little book will help debunk some gardening myths, and reveal your garden as it really is.
—— Gardening Which?A gem of a book
—— Todmorden NewsAn essential gardening book:Ken Thompson's book should be on every gardener's bookshelf. It is a well-written, easy to read publication with a nice touch of humour. Ken Thompson makes gardening science easy without trivialising it - and, throughout, there are useful practical tips. As a professional gardener, I highly recommend this book.
—— DP Tabberner, Stourbridge , AmazonA delightful read: A lovely diversion from the dumbed down style of gardening you see on TV, this small book runs through the science background of gardening without coming over at all too technical.
I was slightly disappointed with the chapter on Latin names, but the rest of the book was just packed with interesting facts and anecdotes.
If you're interested in how your garden works then you'll enjoy and be informed by this book.
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