Reviews

‘A side-splitting brilliance that only a truly gifted writer can achieve.  There is not one dull page as he details the transformation of his rocky, bracken-invaded acres with their wind-blasted trees and collapsed stone walls ... up there with Proust as a shimmering example of classic remembrance of things past’  Daily Mail 

‘Woodward’s tongue-in-cheek account of finding, making and growing his own little patch of heaven is right on the button.’  The Times

‘The energetic tale of an innocent abroad, told with the adman’s clarity and the cheerfulness of Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence.’  Rory Knight Bruce, Country Life 

‘Hilarious … uplifting … In this thoughtful departure from standard “flit-lit”, Antony Woodward breaks new ground. What gives this book an edge is the way the author interlaces gardening tales with his family story. Although [it] will appeal to Britain’s millions of gardeners, The Garden in the Clouds is much more than a horticultural tale. It is testimony to what can be achieved with a dash of imagination and a very British refusal to admit defeat.’ Sara Wheeler, Mail on Sunday 

‘I set out determined to dislike the book, and I completely failed to do so.  There can be no higher praise than that.  A triumph of the human spirit.’  Byron Rogers, Books of the Year, The Spectator

‘A delightful, hopelessly romantic book which will make anyone with half an eye to the rural life want to quit the city immediately.’  Rosie Boycott, The Lady

‘Hilariously told … perfect bedtime reading.’ Stephen Anderton, Books of the Year, The Times

‘Delightful … I love Woodward’s central philosophy—that the trick is to stop moaning about what you haven’t got and to make the most of what you have.’ Melanie Reid, The Times

‘Woodward has given us a gem’ Dominion Post