Comments on: In the Garden with Jane Austen: Book Review

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:39:34 +0000

Welcome, Lesley. You will enjoy the book, and will probably get even more out of it than I did, because you will have more familiarity with the towns and cities mentioned.

By: Lesley T

Lesley T — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:24:19 +0000

I have just discovered your web site – although I do not garden in a Cold Climate, living in usually hot & sunny Venice, California (today rainy & cool), but I am British & an avid gardner & an AVID Jane Austin fan. However I had not heard of the book and am so excited & will order it immediately – thank you for reviewing it. Will definitely check in on your blog again.

By: Mary S.

Mary S. — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:42:18 +0000

I got this book for Christmas and love it. A lot of great Austen information as well as information about gardening fads. If you are an Austen fan (or someone who likes tea), you should also check out Wilson’s “Tea with Jane Austen.” It’s a hoot.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:22:24 +0000

I confess I have never read Jane Austen, although my Mom tried to get me to read Pride and Prejudice for years. She never mentioned Jane liked gardens! I’ve downloaded it to my ipod, and will give it a whirl, and then maybe I’ll look into “In the garden…”. Sounds like a worthwhile winter project now that my seed ordering is done.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:03:19 +0000

How fortunate for you that you got to hear her speak. She did another book about Jane Austen and tea–have you read that one?

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:02:24 +0000

Daffodil Planter, original historical sources are cited and quoted throughout, though there are a few places where the author says, “We have no proof that Jane visited this place, but because of this and this we’re pretty sure she did.” Thanks for commenting. Hope to hear from you again. It won’t be long before daffodils start blooming. Well, okay, a couple of months from now.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:54:04 +0000

Thank you for stopping by, Brenda. Please come again.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:41:47 +0000

This is a great review! Thank you for sharing this information. I am glad I found you on Facebook. I have been meaning to ask you if you do some type of garden publications for your business?

Keep warm!

By: Daffodil Planter

Daffodil Planter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:38:45 +0000

Thank you for this excellent review! If not for you, I would have passed over the book, thinking it was just another product of the Jane Austen industry (along with books like “Places We’re Pretty Sure Jane Austen Visited” and “Knitting Socks the Jane Austen Way).

By: LINDA FROM EACH LITTLE WORLD

LINDA FROM EACH LITTLE WORLD — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:26:21 +0000

Kathy — I agree that this is a wonderful book. I met Kim last fall (she lives about 75 miles away) and also got to hear her speak about the book in Madison. I am re-reading Austen and can’t believe how much she mentions gardens and how much she implies about character via garden metaphors.