Paradise Under Glass
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Ruth Kassinger
Paradise Under Glass is a witty and absorbing memoir about one woman’s unlikely desire to build, stock, and tend a small conservatory in her suburban Maryland home. Ruth Kassinger’s wonderful story of the unique way she chose to cope with the profound changes in her life—a book that will delight readers of Eat, Pray, Love and I Feel Bad About My Neck—is interwoven with the fascinating history of conservatories from the Renaissance orangeries to the glass palaces of Kew.
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Author
Ruth Kassinger
Pages
372
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2010-04-02
ISBN
0061991309 9780061991301
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"I actually gave it a 3.5 rating. The author told the reader how she added a greenhouse or conservatory (orangerie?) onto her house. Along her journey to developing her green thumb, she told stories about her sister and other family members and her forays into plant research. The author is from Maryland and mentions Longwood Gardens of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, one of my favorite places, several times in her book."
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