Elizabeth and her German Garden

Unusual in the way that the sympathetic female narrator either cheerfully disregarded or, more often than not, gently mocked her husband and family. The book was a wild success and by 1899 it had run through 21 editions.

Independent

A witty tale about marrying a richer, older man and finding liberation from a stifling world of elitism through gardening. It was a risky tale for its time, and still feels modern on both love and the garden.

Guardian

Delightful

Evening Standard

The psychology is shrewd and adroit and the dialogue is witty

Irish Times

Elizabeth von Arnim had a neat wit, a wild sense of comedy, and a vision - continually thwarted though it was - of potential happiness.

Sunday Times

An extraordinary piece of work...it has a freshness, a freakish charm, an irrepressible energy

Elizabeth Jane Howard

A gem of a book: rare, simple, innocent and charming

Susan Hill