I read this book on the recommendation of Ross Gay in his Book of Delights and I'm glad I did. It's the first book I've read by Jamaica Kincaid and I enjoyed her voice and her reflections on gardening and much more. I especially enjoyed reading her thoughts on traveling in China to look for plants, and on the gardener's of experience being a "seeker"--whether seeking to regrow some plant of memory from the past or from the imagined future. I also enjoyed Kincaid's reflections on living and gardening in Vermont after having started her life in Antigua with its different plants and cultural milieu. Finally, I could really identify with her saying her children felt that her garden came between them and her full attention. Boy can I identify with that.