Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize for NonfictionFinalist for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Nature WritingA #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 2024An impassioned and wide-ranging work. —A.O. Scott, New York Times Book ReviewInspired by the restoration of her own garden, imaginative and empathetic critic (NPR) Olivia Laing embarks on an exhilarating investigation of paradise.