Hobart Bookshop: Secret Garden at Recherche – 1792
Hobart Bookshop
Please join us as Rosalie Woodruff launches Secret Garden at Recherche Bay – 1792, by F.K. Jouffroy-Gauja, J.P. Beaulieu, and J.C. Donatowicz.
The book describes in detail the story of Felix Lahaye (a gardener with the French expedition under Rear-Admiral d’Entrecasteaux) and the garden he created at Recherche Bay in 1792.
In 2003, a stone structure matching the approximate description and location of this hidden French garden was unearthed. Although it turned out in fact not to be the vegetable garden, the discovery widened the interest in, and some conflict over, the historical area.
The book details a history of the area, the garden, and Lahaye’s work, through extensive research into the records and the handwritten diaries of Lahaye himself.
The launch event will also feature the golden voices of special guests the Recherche Baybes; don’t miss out!
When: Wednesday 24th February, 5.30pm
Where: The Hobart Bookshop
Free event, all welcome.
The Hobart Bookshop
22 Salamanca Square
Hobart Tasmania 7000
ph 03 6223 1803 | fax 03 6223 1804
hobartbookshop@gmail.com
www.hobartbookshop.com.au