Sissinghurst

A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst.

Informationen zum Autor Adam Nicolson is the author of many books on history, travel and the environment. He is winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and the British Topography Prize and lives at Sissinghust Castle in Kent.This is his fifth book for HarperCollins his previous five being `Arcadiä (`Earls of Paradise in hardback), `Men of Honour , `Sea Room , `Power and Glory and `Seamanship . Klappentext Sissinghurst is one of the jewels of the National Trust, with Vita Sackville-West's garden drawing thousands of visitors a year. It is also the home of Adam Nicolson, and his attempts to return the estate to a living farm have been followed recently in a BBC documentary series. This book combines a history of the place, together with an account of his passionate campaign to steer his inheritance in a different direction. 'Unusual, impassioned and lucidly written... a gripping but serious history' "Sunday Telegraph" Zusammenfassung A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolsonâ™s own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst.

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Sissinghurst is one of the jewels of the National Trust, with Vita Sackville-West's garden drawing thousands of visitors a year. It is also the home of Adam Nicolson, and his attempts to return the estate to a living farm have been followed recently in a BBC documentary series. This book combines a history of the place, together with an account of his passionate campaign to steer his inheritance in a different direction. 'Unusual, impassioned and lucidly written... a gripping but serious history' "Sunday Telegraph"

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