My Life in Plants, Katie Vaz
My Life in Plants, Katie Vaz
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My Life in Plants
Flowers I've Loved, Herbs I've Grown, and Houseplants I've Killed on the Way to Finding Myself

Author: Katie Vaz

Narrator: Taylor Meskimen

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From stumpy potted houseplants to intricate and delicate flower arrangements, My Life in Plants is a heartfelt, honest memoir that intertwines the complex nature of houseplants with a journey of self-discovery.

From Katie Vaz, author of Don’t Worry, Eat Cake, the beloved Make Yourself Cozy, and The Escape Manual for Introverts, comes My Life in Plants. Her newest book tells the story of her life through the thirty-nine plants that have played both leading and supporting roles, from her childhood to her wedding day. Plants include a homegrown wildflower bouquet wrapped in duct tape that she carried on stage at age three, to a fragrant basil plant that brought her and her kitchen back to life after grief. 

The stories are personal, poignant, heartwarming, and relatable, and will prompt readers to recall plants of their own that have been witness to both the amazing moments of life and the ordinary ones. This memoir covers the simplicity of home, the sharpness of loss, the lesson of learning to be present, and the journey of finding your way.

About Katie Vaz

Katie Vaz is an illustrator, author, and hand-letterer based in Endicott, New York. Her previous books include Make Yourself CozyThe Escape Manual for IntrovertsMy Life in Plants; and Cottagecore Galore. Katie also designs her own line of greeting cards, prints, and other stationery products, which are sold both online and in brick-and-mortar shops across North America. Her work has been featured on BookRiot.com, ElephantJournal.com, Buzzfeed.com, RealSimple.com, WomansDay.com, POPSUGAR.com, in Stationery Trends magazine, and in Time Out New York magazine. Visit her online at www.katievaz.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ink_Drinker on September 19, 2020

This was such a cute and light-hearted audio book. It is less than two hours long and brought a smile to my face several times. The narrator does such a good job that I actually felt like Katie Vas was talking to me. During the audio, Katie describes her important life events through the thirty-nine......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 20, 2020

My Life In Plants is a nostalgic memoir. In each chapter, Katie Vaz picks a flower, herb, or plant and tells a story about what the plant reminds her of. The memories are from childhood to high school and to adulthood. I found My Life In Plants very interesting and enjoyable. Taylor Meskimen did a goo......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on August 17, 2020

Wow! This book was absolutely adorable. I went in thinking that this would be a sweet little book about plants ( which I love) and what I took away from this was SO MUCH MORE! I found the author to be so incredibly relatable and the illustrations were perfection. I literally just added this book and t......more

Goodreads review by farith on August 29, 2020

thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. this one is for the plant lovers. in my life in plants, katie vaz gifts us a part of herself by telling us her life but relating every story to a plant. from the time when she was a kid and her mo......more

Goodreads review by Marium Mostafiz on August 30, 2020

Meh! The title is misleading. I thought I would get to know more about plants. It’s a memoir and in a chronological way, the writer describes her life events with a little relevance to various plants. So it fell flat to me and some of the chapters Didn't even need any addition to some plants I receiv......more