The Paper Garden
An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72
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The Paper Garden
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Jill Tanner
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Jill Tanner
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Molly Peacock
About this listen
In The Paper Garden, celebrated poet Molly Peacock explores the remarkable life of 18th-century British gentlewoman-turned-artist Mary Delany. In the 1770s, at the age of 72, the twice-widowed and nearly broke Delany turned her interest in botany into beautiful paper “mosaick” flowers still revered today.
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Critic reviews
"[N]ot only an introduction to a unique artist, but also a whole bouquet of thoughts and observations about the flow of life.” ( Washington Post)
Gorgeous Language & Inspirational
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Very interesting story, great narrator
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For such a fascinating woman with an incredible story, I would have thought that having her as source material would more than fill a book, with no need for padding or superfluous additions.
Unfortunately the author clearly didn't feel the same, and has instead padded out Mrs Delaney's story with the author's own autobiography.
Whilst I see how the author might feel that her life mirrors that of Mrs Delaney, weaving your own story into that of another feels a tad presumptive. Having re-read the blurb about the book I see now that it does state that the author has included her own autobiography, but the additional 'content' does feel like it waters down the historical content.
Equally, why it was necessary to include salacious Mills and Boon bodice-ripper style imaginings of Mrs Delaney's sex life is beyond me. Again it's unnecessary and also disrespectful to the memory of the subject, not to mention the intellect of the listener.
The three stars I've given for the review are purely for the biographical bits of Mrs Delaney's life and artistry. Without all the 'padding' it would have most definitely been 5 stars.
Mills and Boon bonkbuster - lite
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