Original: this is a memoir in two alternating strands, from Marc's childhood perspective and from where he is now in his later years. It centres around what family gardens mean to us throughout our lives.
Review
An illuminating, powerful read - Woman's Own
Marc Hamer knows how to live - simply, sparely, reverently, abundantly. Spring Rain is a tonic for the soul. - Sy Montgomery, author of How to Be A Good Creature
'A sublime meditation on life, love, nature and family, woven with the wisdom of age gained through a life well lived' - Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell
Interwoven with the writer's deep-seated love of the natural world... I highlighted many passages while reading this book - Countryman
A wonderful book about our relationship with the earth, with other animals and with our own troubled humanity. It has taught me a lot. I feel great love for it -- Max Porter, on How to Catch a Mole: A Life in Nature
About the Author
Marc Hamer was born in the North of England and moved to Wales over thirty years ago. After spending a period homeless, then working on the railway, he returned to education and studied fine art in Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent. He has worked in art galleries, marketing, graphic design and taught creative writing in a prison before becoming a gardener. Both his books, A Life in Nature; or How to Catch a Mole and Seed to Dust have been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize.
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