Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya.Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid (b. Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson, 25 May 1949 in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda) is an American novelist, gardener, and gardening writer. She lives with her family at North Bennington in the U.S. state of Vermont. National Geographic Books, January 2005 $20, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-792-26530-0 Award-winning author Jamaica Kincaid adds to her nonfiction repertoire with her adventurous travel memoir, Among Flowers. Once again sharing her love of gardening as she did with My Garden (Farrar Straus & Giroux, November 1999), Kincaid brings to life her experiences while on a seed-gathering journey from her North Bennington, Vermont North Bennington is a village in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is located entirely within the town of Bennington. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Park-McCullough Historic House, a well-preserved, 35-room, Victorian country house. , home to the mountainscapes of Nepal's Himalaya to find plants for her home garden. Horticulturalists and those with a general appreciation of flowers will best enjoy the dedication of Kincaid and her three travel companions and the events that follow. Among Flowers also documents the dangers of visiting a country rife with political unrest. Still, amidst a world of unfamiliarity, the author finds cultural links in the most unlikely places, such as terraces in the highlands of Nepal with plants that reminded her of her native Antigua. Yet, if the journey doesn't grab you, the language very well might, as Kincaid is at her best: "I love the garden, my love for it had brought me to this place, walking in the foothills of the highest mountains The following is a list of the world's 100+ highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks. on the earth looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. flowering plants plants which have stamens and pistils, and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; - distinguished from See also: Flowering ... which would thrive in my garden." Fans of both the garden and the author will not be disappointed. Regina Cash-Clark is an assistant professor of journalism at Ramapo College of New Jersey and a freelance writer/editor. |
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