{"product_id":"9781789148602","title":"Behind the Privet Hedge","description":"Author: Michael Gilson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789148602\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe surprising origin story of Britain's love affair with suburban gardening.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is said that Britain is a nation of gardeners and its suburban gardens with roses and privet hedges are widely admired and copied across the world. But how and why did millions across the United Kingdom develop an obsession with colourful plots of land to begin with? \u003ci\u003eBehind the Privet Hedge\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to answer this question and reveals how, despite their stereotype as symbols of dull middle-class conformity, these open spaces were once seen as a tool to bring about social change in the early twentieth century. The book restores to the story a remarkable but long-forgotten figure, Richard Sudell, who spent a lifetime evangelising for gardens as the vanguard of a more egalitarian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Gilson\u0026amp;#x27;s book is a charming and unexpected glimpse into how gardening took root as an obsession for millions, full of suburban heroes and villains, revolutions and conformity.\u0026amp;#x27;  John Grindrod, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Iconicon: A Journey around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857101738142,"sku":"ADS-9781789148602","price":37.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789148602.jpg?v=1779154329","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789148602","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}