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Description of  Madder: A Memoir in Weeds

Madder, matter, matera weed, a state of mind, a material, a meaning, a mother. Essayist and horticulturist Marco Wilkinson searches for the roots of his own selfhood among family myths and memories. My life, these weeds. Marco Wilkinson uses his deep knowledge of undervalued plants, mainly weedsinvisible yet ubiquitous, unwanted yet abundant, out-of-place yet flourishingas both structure and metaphor in these intimate vignettes. Read more