Voltaire\'s Garden is a Memoir of creating a sustainable lifestyle, back-to-earth style, on a fifteen-acre cattle paddock in an idyllic pocket of southeast Australia, made famous by the bushfires of New Year\'s Eve 2019.
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Composed in evocative prose, Blackthorn lays bare the hardships, the resilience, and many a hilarious moment in what is a feel-good and at times poignant read.
With glorious descriptions of gardening, cooking and an exquisite Australian landscape, Voltaire\'s Garden will inspire you to reflect on the values formed through a deep connection with the land.
Award-winning author Isobel Blackthorn introduces readers to the wondrous countryside of Cobargo Valley, where in 2005 she bought a parcel of land with spectacular views and built a large villa called Voltaire\'s Garden, and surrounded it with swathes of luscious gardens.
Voltaire\'s Garden is a Memoir of creating a sustainable lifestyle, back-to-earth style, on a fifteen-acre cattle paddock in an idyllic pocket of southeast Australia, made famous by the bushfires of New Year\'s Eve 2019