Author:Joan Morgan
Winner of the Garden Media Guild Awards Reference Book of the Year 2016, the Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the year 2016, and the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2016 for Outstanding Achievement.
Accompanied by a beautiful and comprehensive website of the same name, this wonderfully unique book is an indispensable and one-of-a-kind guide. It tells the story of the pear from its delightful taste and wonderful appearance to breeding and cultivation, following the fruit’s journey through history and around the world.
Beautifully illustrated with 40 botanical watercolour paintings by Elisabeth Dowle, The Book of Pears is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the pear. Moving through continents and cultures, Joan Morgan celebrates the pear’s long history as both a fresh and cooking fruit. Revealing the secrets of the pear as a status symbol, some of the most celebrated fruit growers in history, and how the pear came to be so important as an international commodity.
The pear directory, which makes up the second half of the book, covers the world’s ancient and modern varieties, each with full tasting notes and historical, geographical and horticultural detail. A fully illustrated version of this directory is shown on the author's website www.thebookofpears.fruitforum.net
Joan Morgan’s magnificent new work on Pears…my food book of the year.. illustrated with Elizabeth Dowle’s exquisite paintings’
—— Nigel Slater , InstagramA remarkable book, a scholarly work, a joy to read and look at.
—— Sheila Dillon , The Food Programme, BBC Radio 4The publication of this most readable book is a cause for celebration.
—— Ursula Buchan , The SpectatorThe Book of Pears is ‘stunning, it’s beautiful, brim-full of information and inspiration.’
—— Lord Hall , BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming AwardsThis is food history at its finest. Morgan’s rigorous and fluent prose grows from its botanical base to widen our understanding of society and culture.
—— TLSThis super little book... for all keen gardeners, especially allotmenteers, who will appreciate the tales but also get some useful tips.
—— Kitchen GardenA brilliant guide to organic vegetable growing and allotment life in general, from a gardener who has been working on his allotment for more than fifty years. ... With technical help, quick tips, reassurance and plenty of entertainment along the way.
—— Daily MailBrowsing this book is like leaning comfortably on a spade and pleasurably absorbing Terry Walton’s wisdom of prepping the plot and filling the veggie box in all seasons.
—— The Saga MagazineThe Allotment Almanac distils all the hard-earned knowledge, anecdotes and charm that have won Terry so many fans. The result is the perfect companion, combining technical help and reassurance in a month-by-month calendar of life on his now famous plot in the Rhondda Valley.
—— Garden NewsPacked with gardening wisdom from a lifelong gardener... It made me want to get gardening again
—— Welsh CountryGardeners of any level of experience will find it charming and dippable
—— Morning Star
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