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With the world hit hard by the pandemic, Marcela has been taking consolation in nature, noting, as well, the benefits on the flora and fauna around us when we humans withdraw a little from the world and allow nature more space.

The March arrival of Meir Shalev\\u2019s book,\\xa0My Wild Garden. Notes from a Writer\\u2019s Eden, in Joanna Chen\\u2019s eloquent translation, could not have been more timely. A beautiful book, from the size and shape of the hard copy, to the feel of the paper. Even the font type is notable. Rafaella Shir\\u2019s watercolor illustrations subtly draw out the descriptions, rather than compete with them.

Marcela reads her favorite passage, which is from the introduction of the book.

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Meir Shalev,\\xa0My Wild Garden. Notes from a Writer\\u2019s Eden. Translated by Joanna Chen. Illustrated by Rafaella Shir. Shocken Books, March 31, 2020

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