Gnomes - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0711223254 ISBN 13: 9780711223257

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2005

Gnomes are the mascots of the English garden. Loved and loathed in equal measure, they nonetheless hold a unique and essential place in the country's garden heritage. Award-winning photographer and author Vivian Russell presents an intimate portrait of these often shy garden dwellers, photographing and writing about ten gardens in which they are to be found. This book celebrates the various ways people have used them in their gardens, creating Lilliputian worlds of great charm and originality.

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About the Author:

VIVIAN RUSSELL is a writer and photographer. She has written three other books on Monet - Monet's Landscapes, Monet's Waterlilies, and Planting Schemes for Monet's Garden. The original edition of Monet's Garden, published by Frances Lincoln in 1995, was awarded Book of the Year by the Garden Writer's Guild. She lives in Cumbria.

From Publishers Weekly:

"A sense of the ridiculous ... is one of life's best levellers," writes writer and photographer Russell (Monet's Garden, etc.), and there are few things more ridiculous and strangely entertaining than garden gnomes. Russell combines an eye for the absurd with a genuine appreciation for these jovial figurines, photographing them in a wide variety of positions and outrageous situations. There is an all-gnome chess set, a gnome fishing on the side of the road and even a gnome with a laptop and a cell phone. The diversity of painted facial expressions is remarkable. Each statuette possesses a unique personality, though all exude a level of joy. As Russell writes, "gnomes are optimists, they breathe contentment," and it is impossible to look at these photographs without smiling. In her travels, Russell has met some extreme gnome fans, such as an elderly man who dresses like a gnome twice a week. Although readers will probably not reach the same level of obsession, they will undoubtedly enjoy flipping through these delightful, vibrant photos and reading Russell's fond musings on these adorable garden accessories.
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