“Witty and barbed, Elizabeth’s memoir is read with elan and obvious relish…Both Elizabeth’s subtle sarcasm and overwhelming pleasure at the beauties of the natural world are interpreted charmingly… Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile
Description
“May 7th—There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies.”
Indoors are servants, meals, and furniture. There, too, is the Man of Wrath, her upright Teutonic husband, inspiring in Elizabeth a mixture of irritation, affection, and irreverence. But outside she can escape domestic routine, read favorite books, play with her three babies—and garden to her heart’s content.
Through Elizabeth’s eyes and unique wit, we watch the seasons come and go, each bringing with it new events, friends, and neighbors.
Praise
“Witty and barbed, Elizabeth’s memoir is read with elan and obvious relish…Both Elizabeth’s subtle sarcasm and overwhelming pleasure at the beauties of the natural world are interpreted charmingly… Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile
“A gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming. I was captivated.” Good Housekeeping
“About love and affection, spring and picnics on frosty afternoon, and the leisure that we have forgotten ever existed.” Miriam Rothschild, British natural scientist and author
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Mar 31, 2001 |
| Release Date | April 1, 2001 |
| Release Date Machine | 986083200 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Classics, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction |
Author Bio
Elizabeth von Armin grew up in England. During her first marriage, to Count Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin, she lived in Berlin and Pomerania, where she wrote the first of twenty-one novels. They had five children, who were tutored by E. M. Forster. After her husband’s death, she moved to Switzerland, where she had a brief affair with H.G. Wells before marrying Francis, second Earl Russell, brother of Bertrand Russell. On the failure of her second marriage, Elizabeth ran away to America.
Narrator Bio
Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.
Overview
“May 7th—There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies.”
Indoors are servants, meals, and furniture. There, too, is the Man of Wrath, her upright Teutonic husband, inspiring in Elizabeth a mixture of irritation, affection, and irreverence. But outside she can escape domestic routine, read favorite books, play with her three babies—and garden to her heart’s content.
Through Elizabeth’s eyes and unique wit, we watch the seasons come and go, each bringing with it new events, friends, and neighbors.
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