The third book in the Allways trilogy, A Village in a Valley is an exploration of the village of Glatton - for which Allways is a pseudonym - and the people who lived and gardened there. Set in the English countryside, this memoir is as much about the author's love for plants, however, as it is about the village in which he lived.<BR>Beverley Nichols's account is not a manual of gardening advice, but rather the voice of one whose chief endowment is an appreciation for plants and the landscape, including a keen understanding of the importance gardens play in an increasingly modern world. From prim Lady Osprey who "invariably belittled other people's possessions" to the tragic Miss Bott, a controversial symbol of post-war suffering, Beverley Nichols captures with deft skill the unique personalities from whom gardening was his happy reprieve.<BR>This reprint of the classic edition contains a new forward by Bryan Connon, Beverley Nichols's biographer, who discloses valuable insight into the historical basis surrounding the book, as well as the stir it caused in Glatton. Peppered with Rex Whistler's illustrations, this edition is a masterful recreation that will continue to delight readers for years to come.