When Kay Sexton Becomes The Proud Holder Of An Allotment, She Hopes It Will Be Her First Foray Towards Self-sufficiency For Her Family. Instead, She Finds Herself In A Strange And Hostile World Of Hosepipe Standoffs And Arcane Rules And Regulations. She Finds Her Mud-caked Wellingtoned Feet And Successfully Navigates Her Way Through Allotment-keeping, Battling Biblical-scale Pest Invasions, Learning The Dark Arts Of The Competitive Vegetable Grower And Practising Ninja-like Disappearing Acts To Avoid Yet Another Free Cucumber From A Neighbouring Gardener. Witty, Well-observed And With Mouth Watering Recipes, This Book Is For Anyone Who Dreams Of A Slice Of The Good Life.