{"product_id":"the-allotment-diaries-9780349127736","title":"The Allotment Diaries : A Year of Growing and Remembering","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Diary, manual and love letter. An honest, moving, and beautiful book . . . It felt like an honour to read this' NIGEL SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful, lyrical memoir . . . I was so moved' AMY KEY, author of ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Incredibly rich. Eagle gives us an earthy philosophy of time through the returning seasons of one small patch of land' REBECCA MAY JOHNSON, author of SMALL FIRES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Honest and intimate, Thom Eagle writes with tenderness' VICTORIA BENNETT, author of THE APOTHECARY BY THE SEA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFebruary produces an abundance of leeks; May brings forth the first spears of asparagus. June's courgettes demand endless recipes; August's blight strikes the tomatoes. October sees beans soaking in home-made broth, red wine and barley. December's branches 'die back', yet life still stirs under the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Allotment Diaries documents a year of growing, pickling and unknowingly saying a last goodbye. Above all, it is a melodious, nourishing month-by-month portrait of the earth we all have in common.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Thom Eagle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eKent, Father’s Day, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs, Cookery \/ food \u0026amp; drink etc, Cookery by ingredient, Gardening: growing fruit \u0026amp; vegetables, Allotments\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 Aug 2026 by Little, Brown Book Group.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thom Eagle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320507212154,"sku":"9780349127736","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780349127736.jpg?v=1790655663","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-allotment-diaries-9780349127736","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}