The Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life Audiobook

Quotes

• “I loved this book. Margaret Roach writes with intelligence, compassion, and—most of all—sanity. Her work is a blessing.”

  — Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

• “In matters of both earth and heart, Margaret Roach is fearless. She digs deep. What she finds, and what she offers in this lyrical memoir of a gardening year, is hard-won wisdom laced with humor, hands-on how-to delivered with a poet’s touch, experience embraced with fervor, humility, and grace.”

  — Katrina Kenison, author of Magical Journey and The Gift of an Ordinary Day 

• “Witty, revealing, [and] poetic...This is the story of a real relationship: Margaret and her garden, a love story.”

  — Anna Thomas, author of The Vegetarian Epicure and Love Soup

• “An insightful guide and a fun read.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “An enjoyable journey through the year with a knowledgeable guide whose fascination with her garden and its inhabitants will delight readers. Strongly recommended.”

  — Library Journal (starred review)

• “Margaret Roach’s The Backyard Parables is both a spiritual and scientific field guide for the modern gardener.”

  — BookPage

• “Roach scatters gardening tips throughout the book, noting that other books provide more along those lines but that these tips are shared in the interest of spurring on readers to return to their own gardens. Many a gardener will likely find that motivation from this pleasant book.”

  — Kirkus Reviews