Book description
In 1988 Katherine Swift arrived at the Dower House at Morville to
create a garden of her own. This beautifully written, utterly absorbing
book is the history of the many people who have lived in the same
Shropshire house, tending the same soil, passing down stories over the
generations. Spanning thousands of years,
The Morville Hours
takes the form of a medieval Book of Hours. It is a meditative journey
through the seasons, but also a journey of self-exploration. It is a
book about finding one's place in the world and putting down roots.
Katherine Swift lives at The Dower House, Morville Hall in
Shropshire. She worked as a rare book librarian in Oxford and Dublin
before becoming a full-time gardener and writer in 1988. She was for
four years gardening columnist of The Times, and has written
widely in the gardening press, including an acclaimed series on the
gardens and landscapes of Orkney for Hortus. She is the author
of Preserving Our Printed Heritage: Long Room Project at Trinity
College Dublin with Anthony Cains and Pergolas, Arbours and
Arches: Their History and How to Make Them with Paul Edwards and
Jessica Smith. The Morville Hours is her third book.
