Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Nicolson, Adam, 1957- Title: Sissinghurst : an unfinished history / Adam Nicolson. Edition: 1st American ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Viking, ©2010. Description: 341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm Summary: The grandson of Virginia Woolf's poet paramour Vita Sackville-West traces his passionate efforts to restore his family's celebrated garden, an effort that included a reinstatement of a working farm to grow food for more than 200,000 annual visitors. Subjects: Historic farms -- Conservation and restoration -- England. Family farms -- England -- History. Farm life -- England -- History. Sissinghurst Castle (England) -- History. Notes: "The quest to restore a working farm at Vita Sackville-West's legendary garden"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Sissinghurst -- Inheritance -- The idea -- Origins -- Testing -- Occupation -- Rejection -- Glory -- Disintegration -- Acceptance -- Admiration -- Renewal. LCCN: 2009050258 ISBN: 9780670021734 0670021733 Other Number: 466335899 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 270059 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 630.942238 Nicolson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
