The Garden Against Time
Olivia Laing
In Search of a Common Paradise
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Release Date: 06/05/2025
In Search of a Common Paradise
Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
Finalist for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing
A #1 Sunday Times (UK) Bestseller • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)" • A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book of 2024 • An Oprah Daily "Most Thought-Provoking Book" of 2024
"An impassioned and wide-ranging work." —A.O. Scott, New York Times Book Review
Inspired by the restoration of her own garden, "imaginative and empathetic critic" (NPR) Olivia Laing embarks on an exhilarating investigation of paradise.