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The Dangerous Edge of Things
1949- Candida Lycett Green describes one year in her childhood in the remote village of Farnborough in Berkshire, where she lived with her father John Betjeman and her mother Penelope Chetwode. In one of the bleakest and highest spots on the windswept downland, Candida runs wild with the 'Gang' of village children. Stimulated by regular excursions to the Pictures in Wantage, Candida and her best friend June become fascinated by the idea of love. Their romantic imagination fuelled by the beautiful Ruby Mason, who cleans the cottage of a reclusive scientist, Dr Fox, employed at the neighbouring Harwell Atomic Research Centre, they stealthily engineer a romance between the two - until it is revealed that none of the children's special adult friends are what they seemed, and the real world shockingly intervenes to overturn their innocence. Skilfully combining her childhood memories with elements of fiction, Candida Lycett Green has written a book infused with an irresistible love of the English countryside reminiscent of LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD and CIDER WITH ROSIE, sharply evoking a way of life that has passed for ever.
Unwrecked England
The title 'Unwrecked England' is taken from Candida Lycett Green's regular column of the last 17 years in 'The Oldie' magazine. The book celebrates 100 of Candida's favourite lesser-known places from every county in England.
Over the Hills and Far Away
From early childhood, when her eccentric mother would take her on trips along her beloved Ridgeway in a horse-drawn cart, Candida Lycett Green has retained a love of travelling at a horse's pace and casting an eye on the beauty of England through the back door. Framed by a recent 150-mile journey through Yorkshire and Northumberland, Over the Hills and Far Away also dips back into the journeys by horse Candida has taken at the turning points in her life. From her idyllic childhood in the bohemian Betjeman household, through a charmed youth in the Swinging Sixties, Candida tells a story made all the more poignant by her parents' deaths and her own recent fight with breast cancer.
The Front Garden
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Over the Hills and Far Away
From early childhood, Candida Lycett Green has retained a love of green lanes and tracks, of moving at a horse's pace and of observing the beauty of England through the back door. Framed by a recent 150-mile journey through Yorkshire and Northumberland with a friend, she reflects on her childhood in the bohemian Betjeman household, a honeymoon journey overland to India, early days at "Private Eye," and the ups and downs of thirty-nine years of marriage and motherhood. Her story is made all the more poignant by her recent fight with breast cancer.
England
Unspoilt corners, hidden valleys and sequestered villages and buildings with coloured photographs and touring guide.
Grandmother's Footsteps
Ex-Libris.
The Garden at Highgrove
When The Prince of Wales bought Highgrove House in 1981 the surroundings consisted of a brown path which ran around the house, a lawn and a few thorn bushes. Twenty years later, he has transformed the land adjoining the house into several exquisite gardens which embody his gardening ideals and organic principles. With help from some of Britain`s finest designers, including The Marchioness of Salisbury, Rosemary Verey, Miriam Rothschild and Sir Roy Strong, the Prince of Wales has created highly individual gardens which have now, with his own ideas, reached maturity. The Prince of Wales describes the thinking behind each garden, the mistakes and the triumphs, and his plans for the future. Lavishly illustrated with photographs which capture both the scope and detail of each garden, this is a book which will delight and inspire both gardeners and horticulturalists at every level.
The Adventure of Hadrian Hedgehog
"The adventure began one night at dinner. Hadrian Hedgehog noticed that his friend Sir Wilfred Weasel was very subdued. The problem on his mind, it seemed, was marriage. Wilfed felt it was time he settle down, but his friend Wilhelmina lacked sophistication. And who else was there? The only solution seemed to be in a holiday. So the two friends set off together for London looking for adventure, excitement and romance."--Dust-jacket.
