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An illustrated, round-the-world tour of idiosyncratic gardens from beloved traveler/writer/watercolorist Vivian Swift.

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Nine masterpiece gardens.
Nine stories of grandeur, sorrow, disaster, triumph, discovery, and joy.
From Scotland to Key West, from Brazil to Paris--even right next door--there is always something to learn about being human from a great garden.

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An engaging guide to gardens in locales ranging from Key West and post-Katrina New Orleans to Paris (´gardening capital of the world´) and Marrakech . . . whimsical. Kirkus Reviews

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Vivian Swift is the author of When Wanderers Cease to Roam: A Traveler´s Journal of Staying Put and Le Road Trip: A Traveler´s Journal of Love and France. When not traveling, she lives on Long Island Sound with her husband.

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