Awards

• Commended for A Sunday Times Best Gardening Book of the Year 2017 (UK)
• Long-listed for Wainwright Prize 2018 (UK)
• Winner of A Sunday Times Best Gardening Book of the Year 2017

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'Practical and full of helpful advice which has been artfully baked-in throughout. If someone asks you what you'd like for Christmas or a birthday don't hesitate to reply, A Wood of One's Own' * Woodlands.co.uk * 'A lyrical story of desire and determination, soft and gentle, warm and wise in a wicked world' * Camden New Journal * 'Draws together childhood memories, local history... and literary penumbra' * Sunday Telegraph * 'A lovely story - a super book' -- Steve Yabsley * BBC Radio Bristol and Somerset * 'A delightful account... with intriguing digressions into local history and culture. [Pavey] writes with warmth and spirit, and brings this space to life in all its detail of plants, trees and wildlife' -- Penelope Lively 'Captivating... If this book was not as much a pleasure to write as it is to read, I'll eat my hat and gardening glove... Pavey's unassuming memoir celebrates the imperfections of rural life and the virtues of spontaneity... the non-bravura style attractively illustrated with Pavey's black-and-white sketches makes this book a winner' -- Kate Kellaway * Observer * 'Pavey's love for her small patch of land shimmers off the page [in this] narrative of warmth, honesty and great spirit made all the more beautiful by Pavey's own lively and accomplished drawings... this lovely book is itself a gift encouraging country-dweller and townie alike to marvel at the infinite possibilities at the heart of a single tree' * The Daily Mail, Book of the Week * '[In planting her wood] the satisfactions are many... her book is a gentle, generous extension of that... one all her readers can share in' * The Lady * 'So beguiling... Pavey's writing is everywhere amiable' * The Times Literary Supplement *

'Practical and full of helpful advice which has been artfully baked-in throughout. If someone asks you what you'd like for Christmas or a birthday don't hesitate to reply, A Wood of One's Own' * Woodlands.co.uk * 'A lyrical story of desire and determination, soft and gentle, warm and wise in a wicked world' * Camden New Journal * 'Draws together childhood memories, local history... and literary penumbra' * Sunday Telegraph * 'A lovely story - a super book' -- Steve Yabsley * BBC Radio Bristol and Somerset * 'A delightful account... with intriguing digressions into local history and culture. [Pavey] writes with warmth and spirit, and brings this space to life in all its detail of plants, trees and wildlife' -- Penelope Lively 'Captivating... If this book was not as much a pleasure to write as it is to read, I'll eat my hat and gardening glove... Pavey's unassuming memoir celebrates the imperfections of rural life and the virtues of spontaneity... the non-bravura style attractively illustrated with Pavey's black-and-white sketches makes this book a winner' -- Kate Kellaway * Observer * 'Pavey's love for her small patch of land shimmers off the page [in this] narrative of warmth, honesty and great spirit made all the more beautiful by Pavey's own lively and accomplished drawings... this lovely book is itself a gift encouraging country-dweller and townie alike to marvel at the infinite possibilities at the heart of a single tree' * The Daily Mail, Book of the Week * '[In planting her wood] the satisfactions are many... her book is a gentle, generous extension of that... one all her readers can share in' * The Lady * 'So beguiling... Pavey's writing is everywhere amiable' * The Times Literary Supplement *

'So beguiling... Pavey's writing is everywhere amiable' * The Times Literary Supplement * '[In planting her wood] the satisfactions are many... her book is a gentle, generous extension of that... one all her readers can share in'  * The Lady * 'Pavey's love for her small patch of land shimmers off the page [in this] narrative of warmth, honesty and great spirit made all the more beautiful by Pavey's own lively and accomplished drawings... this lovely book is itself a gift encouraging country-dweller and townie alike to marvel at the infinite possibilities at the heart of a single tree'  * The Daily Mail, Book of the Week * 'Captivating... If this book was not as much a pleasure to write as it is to read, I'll eat my hat and gardening glove... Pavey's unassuming memoir celebrates the imperfections of rural life and the virtues of spontaneity... the non-bravura style attractively illustrated with Pavey's black-and-white sketches makes this book a winner' * Kate Kellaway, Observer * ‘A delightful account… with intriguing digressions into local history and culture. [Pavey] writes with warmth and spirit, and brings this space to life in all its detail of plants, trees and wildlife’ * Penelope Lively * ‘A lovely story – a super book’ * Steve Yabsley, BBC Radio Bristol and Somerset * ‘Draws together childhood memories, local history… and literary penumbra’ * Sunday Telegraph * ‘A lyrical story of desire and determination, soft and gentle, warm and wise in a wicked world’ * Camden New Journal * ‘Practical and full of helpful advice which has been artfully baked-in throughout. If someone asks you what you'd like for Christmas or a birthday don't hesitate to reply, A Wood of One's Own' * Woodlands.co.uk *

Author Information

Ruth Pavey is the Gardening Correspondent for theHam & High (Hampstead and Highgate Express). She attended the Rusking School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, and a selection of her illustrated works are included in A Wood of One's Own, her first book.Pavey has reviewed books and written features for publications including the Observer,Guardian, New Statesman, Crafts, and theGarden, and was a contributor to BBC Radio 4's programmeKaleidoscope.

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