In 1995, Dorothy Field and Carol Graham Chudley began corresponding about their gardens, intending to write a simple how-to gardening book. Carol suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an illness that forced her to alter her active lifestyle. Despite chronic pain and sleep debrivation, she joined Dorothy in recording the cycles of their beloved gardens. She also kept a private record of her illness. A year later, the friends discovered that they had created something infinitely more rich than a garden manual -- they had ...
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In 1995, Dorothy Field and Carol Graham Chudley began corresponding about their gardens, intending to write a simple how-to gardening book. Carol suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an illness that forced her to alter her active lifestyle. Despite chronic pain and sleep debrivation, she joined Dorothy in recording the cycles of their beloved gardens. She also kept a private record of her illness. A year later, the friends discovered that they had created something infinitely more rich than a garden manual -- they had written a joyous meditation on living with simplicity, faith and integrity. Carol died in the Spring of 1998. Her writing about her illness assumed new meaning, providing a poignant counterpoint to the garden letters. Excerpts were placed alongside the letters; Dorothy's beautiful, full-color artwork -- expressing her perception of the natural world -- was added to the manuscript. With keen observation, Between Gardens speaks of living in the garden's moment -- of tossing seeds, working the soil and reaping what the land loves to grow. It also speaks of friendship and of affirming the spirit. For Carol and Dorothy, this writing was an oasis; for readers it is a gift -- a tribute to life well-lived and the garden growing on.
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