Course Information:
Two Writers: Digging into the Past
Dates for 2008:
- Saturday 3rd May 2 - 5, including tea & garden walk
A Hexham Book Festival Event
A special event hosted by Jane Torday, for The Hexham Book Festival. In the Village Hall, opposite the entrance up to The Garden Station, two authors will talk about their books. Each reveals both deep personal quest and fine historical research.
‘Nature’s Alchemist’ by Anna Parkinson is a personal and revealing biography revealing the importance and dedication of her ancestor, John Parkinson, who was gardener and herbalist to Charles 1st, and author of two books 'often considered to be the greatest books on herbs and plants ever published'. Anna Parkinson's book has received excellent reviews.
A 'delightful and poignant book' (Ann Wroe, Telegraph Books)
Nature's Alchemist, John Parkinson Herbalist to Charles 1st by Anna Parkinson, publisher: Frances Lincoln
‘The Apple Source Book’ by Sue Clifford and Angela King investigates and celebrates the hundreds of varieties of apples grown in England over the years and aspires to encourage the reintroduction and cultivation of local varieties for local use. It also contains fifty apple recipes from leading food writers and chefs.
The Apple Source Book by Sue Clifford and Angela King, publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Digging into the Past is a Hexham Book Festival Event:
- Booking through Hexham Book Festival 01434 65247
- For full information on the Hexham Book Festival, please visit www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk
For information about Apple Day, see www.commonground.org.uk.
Also see our Apple Day event with Simon Cross (22nd October).