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Flowers are a great love of mine and I was thrilled to be asked to contribute a chapter to the artist Jo Self’s book of her sumptuous, sensual flower paintings.

'FLOWERS' Jo Self Record and exploration of the contemporary flower paintings of artist Jo Self, with introductory essay by Elspeth Thompson. Published by Frances Lincoln 2003. £30 Order from Amazon

 

I’m currently busy working on two other forthcoming titles. Look out for:
¤ The Wonderful Weekend Book: Reclaiming the Weekend with Life’s Simple Pleasures, to be published by John Murray in October 2008 and
¤ with Ros Badger, Home Made: Stylish Seasonal Craft Ideas that do not Cost the Earth, to be published by Harper Collins in Spring 2009.

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My Favourite Other Books

¤ The Wild Geese and other selected poems by Mary Oliver (Bloodaxe)
A shining sensitivity to nature and its impact on the inner life pervades all of Mary Oliver’s poetry.

¤ Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh (Rider)
Practical spirituality from one of the wisest men on the planet.

¤ A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackermann (Vintage)
Ackermann explores each of the senses with the inquiring mind of a scientist and the lyrical sensitivity of a poet.

¤ A Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson (Nature Company)
The author of Silent Spring on the importance of exploring nature with young children.

¤ Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (Faber&Faber)
Radical ideas interspersed with recipes, as one of my favourite novelists turns her hand to living only on local produce – much of it raised by herself and her family on their own farm.