{"product_id":"six-square-metres","title":"Six Square Metres","description":"\u003cb\u003eLife lessons from the ground up.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes you reap what you sow. Sometimes you reap what other people sowed. Sometimes you haven't got a clue what you are sowing, and sometimes you just get lucky, or unlucky. All these things are true of life, as of gardening.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this thoughtful and beautifully observed book, journalist and gardening enthusiast Margaret Simons takes readers on a journey through the seasons, through her life, and through the tiny patch of inner-urban earth that is home to her garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the course of a year, within the garden and without, there are births to celebrate and deaths to mourn; there are periods of great happiness and light, and times of quiet reflection. There is, in other words, all the chaos, joy, sorrow, and splendor of being alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' Margaret Simons  collects a flavourful harvest of food for thought and, even better, for supper.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Priscilla Montgomery Jensen, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eSix Square Metres\u003c\/i\u003e Margaret Simons, queen of the tiny vegetable garden, heartened me with her radiant pragmatism.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Helen Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the tradition of Germaine Greer, Vita Sackville-West, and Katharine S. White, Simons proves herself a modern doyenne of wry garden writing.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Margaret Simons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516794077245,"sku":null,"price":23.74,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781950354221.jpg?v=1787573287","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/six-square-metres","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}