Blithedale Romance (Penguin Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne dystopian Perfect for gardeners

Perfect for gardeners

Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder

and enthuses about the health benefits of a day in the barn

Spot the orange oakleaf butterfly as it folds up its wings to look like a dead autumn leaf

Blithedale Romance (Penguin Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne dystopian Perfect for gardenersA superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community. A theme of unrealized sexual possibilities serves as a counterpoint to the other failures