Still Water: The Deep Life of the Pond new edition covers what Monty

new edition covers what Monty believes are the most important aspects of gardening

learning the secrets of craft in his father’s workshop and playing beneath the sycamore

Part writer’s notebook and part memoir

'splendid' --The Guardian

to comfort and distract us from the cares of everyday life

Still Water: The Deep Life of the Pond new edition covers what MontyThe Times and Irish Independent: BEST NATURE BOOKS OF THE YEAR Great nature writing needs to be informative, detailed, accurate, lyrical, and, above all, to instil a sense of gratitude and wonder. John Lewis Stempel succeeds in all these things triumphantly. From amorous toads to the eye popping mating habits of water boatmen, a magical celebration of pond life by one of our finest, most evocative nature writers.' Daily Mail Ponds: small bodies of