"...nothing beats the feel of soil underneath your fingernails..."
If you are a fan of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, M. McIntosh's The Unofficial Outlander Book of Herbs is a book that needs to make its way into your collection. As fans of the series know, herbs are rather pivotal to the plot. However, if you have never grown your own herbs or done any gardening, you might not be aware of what some of those herbs are and what they have been used for throughout history. That's where McIntosh's extensive knowledge, passed along from time spent with her great-grandmother, comes into play. After introducing the reader to her great-grandmother, McIntosh walks readers through preparing, planting, and harvesting these herbs. All of this information is useful, and much of it can be applied to those of you who are urban gardeners. Then, McIntosh gets to the meat of the book - the herbs themselves. Each herb gets its own chapter, rich in detail as to the herb's origins and uses. At no point does McIntosh come off sounding stiff or overly-technical. Instead, she presents the facts in an easy-to-digest manner and keeps the reader engaged by referencing where Gabaldon uses these herbs in the Outlander series. In fact, McIntosh provides the reader with direct references to where these herbs can be found in Gabaldon's books. The end of the book takes the reader back to McIntosh's relationship with her great-grandmother and provides a powerful and beautifully-written conclusion. McIntosh, much like Gabaldon does with her fiction, shows us that passion is something that helps us cultivate ourselves, much like we do our gardens. Where to Find M. McIntosh online: Website YouTube Also, make sure you check this book out on Amazon!
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