An inspiring account of one woman's quest for fulfillment, for readers ofEat, Pray, Love."Superb." —Martha StewartMargaret Roach worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for over twenty years and made a name for herself through her gardening work with her hugely popular gardening blog, "A Way to Garden." But despite the financial and professional rewards of her job, Margaret felt unfulfilled. So she moved to her weekend house upstate in an effort to lead a more authentic life by connecting with her garden and with nature.
And I Shall Have Some Peaceis a funny, quirky, humble memoir that allows readers to live out the fantasy of quitting the rat race and getting away from it all.
Margaret Roachis the author of the memoirAnd I Shall Have Some Peace There. She has been an editor at theNew York Times, fashion editor and garden editor atNewsday, the first garden editor forMartha Stewart Livingmagazine, and the editorial director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
Margaret is now a consultant and avid gardener, keeping fans up to date on her website A Way to Garden, which Anne Raver of theNew York Timescalled the best garden blog she'd seen. Margaret is also the author ofA Way to Garden, named Best Garden Book of the Year by the Garden Writers' Association of America.
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