If not, perhaps this review will persuade you that gnomes have more to offer than you imagined.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 14:13:54 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA105609 Camera Canon 5D City New York Donor
If you love gnomes, you will find this book irresistible. The book does not give exact locations of any of the gnomes featured in the book (for fear of theft or vandalism) but if the Devon gnome reserve is open to the public, this book will certainly increase public interest on it. I have visited Devon many times (though mostly long, long ago) and I've seen many of its attractions including the monkey reserve but I didn't know about the gnome reserve. The author clearly loves gnomes but is perhaps less fanatical than the woman who set up the gnome reserve in Devon, England, which was the setting for a significant number of the photographs. Several pictures show them fishing while one captures the moment when a gnome is reeling in a catch. Another picture shows a gnome climbing a telegraph pole using a rope or pulley. Gnomes clearly work hard without complaint - they can be seen mowing the lawn and pushing wheelbarrows, always looking happy while going about their business.
It seems that the best place to see traditional gnomes is Sweden but it is in Britain where gnome culture is strongest. In this book, the author-photographer provides an introductory text giving a brief history of gnomes before treating us to an impressive display of photographs, all in color, that clearly illustrate why so many people love gnomes. Gnomes were originally introduced into gardens to enhance their appearance but you can now find gardens where the gnomes, rather than the vegetation, are the focal point.
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