Monday 15 April Longton VM Book Club Fans of the BBC Gardeners’ World programme will be very familiar with Monty Don, one of its main presenters. Whilst he has written many books on gardening the book club are giving them a miss and we are discussing the autobiographical book The Jewel Garden, written jointly with his wife Sarah. Viewers will know that the jewel garden actually exists at their home, Longmeadow and is used as a visual aid to show how to undertake many garden tasks, but Monty and Sarah use this title as a metaphor for their own fascinating life history, from business disasters and mental health issues. Their salvation comes from making the garden from a muddy field, but rather than being a depressing book, it is said to be very optimistic. “Truly Inspiring ' writes The Mail on Sunday and‘Overwhelmingly honest ‘reviewer from Independent on Sunday.