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A Year in the Allotment: A Beginner's Guide to Losing the Plot Kindle Edition

by Anne Brooke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
Warning: an allotment can change your life!...

What about having an allotment? So my husband asked me one day when I was innocently opening the wine and planning our weekend. The shock of the question made me blink and of course I laughed away the very idea: too much effort; not enough time; and besides we don’t know anything about allotments.

All well and good then, and I thought that was that, but strangely enough the idea kept niggling away and resurfacing on various occasions. Then, a mere couple of months later, my objections were somehow swept aside by his enthusiasm and we found ourselves the proud and very nervous owners of an allotment. With not a clue what to do with it.

This is the story of our first year as allotment beginners and how we survived it. And even came to love it.

Perfect for allotment holders everywhere!

Reviews:

“I am a newbie at my allotment too and took mine on in July so could relate to this author every step of her journey. I found it funny and useful. It just shows there’s hope for us all yet! Bring on the allotmenteers!” (Amazon review)
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    September 18, 2015
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Anne Brooke lives in Surrey, UK. She is a multi-published author in a variety of genres, including gay erotic romance, fantasy, comedy, thrillers, biblical fiction and the occasional chicklit novel. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize (for novels set in London) and the Royal Literary Fund Scheme. When not writing, she spends time in the garden and allotment attempting to differentiate between flowers and weeds. Occasionally, she can also be found in the kitchen making cakes. Every now and again, they are edible.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015KVEBEO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anne Brooke Books (September 18, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Anne Brooke

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Anne Brooke lives in Surrey, UK. She is a multi-published author in a variety of genres, including gay erotic romance, fantasy, comedy, thrillers, biblical fiction and the occasional chicklit novel. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize (for novels set in London) and the Royal Literary Fund Scheme.

When not writing, she spends time in the garden attempting to differentiate between flowers and weeds. Occasionally, she can also be found in the kitchen making cakes. Every now and again, they are edible.

Her websites can be found at: www.annebrooke.com, www.gayreads.co.uk, www.biblicalfiction.co.uk and www.gathandria.com (for fantasy fiction).

She has a Facebook fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/annebrookebooks

She is also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AnneBrookeBooks

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"an exceptionally well written and thrilling mystery novel. This novel grabbed a hold of me almost immediately and would not let go." (Romance Junkies Reviews on The Bones of Summer)

"a slow burning mystery woven into the ordinary lives of a close-knit group of friends. This is a great choice for readers who prefer to get to know characters well before the plot heats up. The payoff at the end is well worth the initial emotional investment." (Long and Short Reviews about Thorn in The Flesh)

"a great, laid back story with many twists to keep you laughing. The fast paced flow of the wacky story was undeniably fun. I say that if on a rainy day or just when you need to laugh in a 'The Birdcage' feel, this book is for you." (Dark Diva Reviews on Pink Champagne and Apple Juice)

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  • Carol F
    2.0 out of 5 stars More of a women's magazine article...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2020
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    I could not get past the irritating persona of the author. The book is strewn with exclamations of the 'oh goodness me!' variety (was she aiming at Margot from the Good Life?) and whilst it illustrates the diversity and rich strangeness of allotment gardeners it is more of a lifestyle article rather than any help when taking on a plot for the first time. Thankfully, although I downloaded it whilst waiting for my bath to fill it was all over by the end of breakfast. What a quick year that was, oh golly gosh!
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  • H. Anderton
    1.0 out of 5 stars NOT WHAT I WANTED
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2016
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    Little if any useful information in fact its just a boring diary of allotment viusits. Will be asking for a refund on this one
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