tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post5362022330715837791..comments2024-02-22T10:37:49.541+00:00Comments on John Grimshaw's Garden Diary: An addition to the snowdrop literature?John Grimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-66909314841146709912010-03-10T12:34:20.457+00:002010-03-10T12:34:20.457+00:00Martin, if you see this, please get in touch. Joh...Martin, if you see this, please get in touch. JohnJohn Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-5409910358817566582010-02-28T16:18:08.545+00:002010-02-28T16:18:08.545+00:00Sounds absolutely delightful! Thanks, Bobby Ward,...Sounds absolutely delightful! Thanks, Bobby Ward, for sharing this review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-32320436029559483092010-02-28T10:08:08.594+00:002010-02-28T10:08:08.594+00:00I heard about Martin's book in the Cotswold Li...I heard about Martin's book in the Cotswold Life and thought it ideal to sell in the shop during our snowdrop season at Painswick, particulalry as he is a local author. Martin dropped off some signed copies and I thought I would leaf through it to see what is was all about. After no more than a couple of paragraphs I was hooked and the book has become a great source of amusement amongst our staff and volunteers.<br /><br />Some of the language may be a bit fruity but that is the charm and I would strongly recommend it.Paul Moirhttp://www.rococogarden.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-58481802460867561622010-02-27T21:10:27.438+00:002010-02-27T21:10:27.438+00:00Thanks for the review, John. Yes, the novel is ind...Thanks for the review, John. Yes, the novel is indeed very heavily autobiographical, Ben being loosely based on me and Katka on my Slovak botanist/environmentalist wife.<br /><br />What the Amazon blurb doesn't, unfortunately, mention is that, in addition to being a humour writer and cartoonist, I have also been collecting and growing snowdrops for over 30 years, and my parents for almost 50 years. I have also been breeding snowdrops for the last 15 years. <br /><br />In writing the novel, I decided to combine some of my favourite things; humour, snowdrops, food and drink, and the highs and lows of (have to watch what I say here) a challenging marital relationship.<br /><br />The book may not be everyone's cup of tea, and with its rather specialised subject matter it certainly won't make my fortune, but if it makes even a few fellow galanthophiles chuckle or smile, then I'll feel it was well worth the time and effort it's taken.<br /><br />Martin BaxendaleMartin Baxendalenoreply@blogger.com