Life in the Garden

In this reflective and poetic memoir, Booker Prize winner Penelope Lively explores her lifelong passions for art, literature, and gardening, drawing on her personal experiences from childhood in Cairo to her gardens in Oxford and London. Through insights on time and memory, she offers an expert tour that connects her life and influences with themes that resonate across her body of work. Now in her eighty-fourth year, Lively considers gardening as a way to transcend time, sharing her thoughtful wisdom along the way.