Fencing Paradise: Reflections on the Myths of Eden - Hardcover

Richard Mabey is the author of the bestselling, award-winning and ground-breaking Flora Britannica, as well as many highly praised books about nature and the environment, including Food for Free and The Unofficial Countryside. His book about Gilbert White won the Whitbread Biography of the Year.

"'Britain's greatest living nature writer' - The Times" "'Richard Mabey is a man for all seasons, most regions and every kind of landscape' - Andrew Motion, Financial Times" "The author structures his book with a journey through the biotopia of the Eden Project in Cornwall, from where he darts off in history and geography to offer sparkling mini-essays on specific herbs and plants and more general matters botanical and ecological." -- Steven Poole The Guardian 20051008 "Even if you're not especially interested in the Eden Project, there is plenty here to fascinate. Mabey's writing is richly evocative, his breadth of reference enormous." -- Neville Hawcock FT Magazine 20051119 "Like being led through a wondrous landscape by a native guide. This isn't a green diatribe, nor another of the 'plants that changed the world' genre. It's simply a great book." -- Jo Bourne Geographical Magazine 20060101