{"product_id":"9781529428919","title":"My Family and Other Seedlings","description":"Author: Lalage Snow\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529428919\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tender but substantive family memoir' \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An acute eye and a lightness of touch ensures that this is never anything other than truly engrossing' \u003ci\u003eThe Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with her husband and three small children, having spent over a decade as a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker living in Kabul. She covered the conflict there as well as other wars from Gaza to Eastern Ukraine, and Iraq.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late winter of 2021-22, Lally decided to rent an allotment, despite having only a rudimentary knowledge of gardening. She was starting from scratch and setting herself the dual challenge of growing an allotment at the same time as growing a family.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a heart-warming, wry and at times tearful account of Lally's travails as a mother and novice allotment holder, counterpointing horticultural progress with the perils of parenting. Along the way she reflects on the drudgery of English rural domesticity after a professional life chasing war and adventure, the history of the allotment since Saxon times, and the wonderful moment when gardening becomes fun rather than just feeding a family.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363146453150,"sku":"ADS-9781529428919","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529428919.jpg?v=1767313425","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529428919","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}