Radical Prunings: A Novel: A Novel of Officious Advice from the Contessa of Compost
by Bonnie Thomas Abbott
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This rather deceptive work purports to be the collected horticultural columns of one opinionated Mertensia Corydalis. As Mertensia answers her readers' innocent gardening questions, she reveals more than she intends about her life, her relationships (from her prissy ex-husband to questionable interactions with her employees, Miss Vong and Tran), and her state of mind. Radical Prunings is a literate, funny, and surprisingly bittersweet fiction debut from a writer with a sharp wit and a very show more green thumb. show lessTags
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The narrator is a garden advice columnist who reveals much about her personal life while sharing garden advice and opinion. It contains decent gardening advice from the Contessa of Compost along with the her strong opinions, especially her hatred of lawns. She responds to an ongling conflict with her next-door neighbor who tries to sneak his letters in, as well as with a suitor. It's quite funny, especially if you're a gardener.
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