I'm not a "science person" as such, but this memoir is so much more. Hope's story is told in chapters that alternate with chapters on trees/plants. She explains the science simply without condescension. I think I would like her classes!
One of my favorite plant stories is kudzu. She says it was a gift from Japan for the 1876 World’s Fair Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, and that it grows an inch an hour.

I'm sending this to GoryDetails as part of the tag game.
I enjoyed this book and hope you do too!

The wishlist-tag book arrived safely today; many thanks! I peeked at the first line, and know I'm going to love this: "There is nothing in the world more perfect than a slide rule."

Later: A marvelous blend of science and memoir, with plenty of new-to-me information about plants - some entrancing and some a bit frightening. There are some wonderful passages about the people in her life, too, from her childhood to her relationship with Bill. (I loved some of their dialogues, which indicated senses of humor that appealed to me very much, and also revealed a great working partnership as well as affection.) Among the more unnerving bits: late in the book, the author describes a plant-growth experiment with sweet potatoes, giving them levels of greenhouse-gases that are predicted for the Earth's future; they found that while the potatoes grew larger, they were less nutritious, regardless of the fertilizer they received. It's a daunting result...

The book closes with a chapter encouraging the reader to plant and nurture a tree, which reminded me that I should be a better custodian to the trees I already have!

I hope to release this book in or near the Trillium Fort Point restaurant just off Seaport Blvd; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

*** Released for the 2019 e-less release challenge. ***

*** Released for the 2019 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***