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Deborah Clarke Author & Editor

Deborah Clarke, teacher and researcher, gets great pleasure from gardening. Her garden has been a lifelong work in progress. Through the process, it has opened her heart to nature's whispers. Deborah is partner to Thomas and mother to Ben. Thomas Mandeville, a university lecturer in Economics, has had a lifetime interest in matters of religion and spirituality. Since he was a small child, he has felt very connected to and deeply touched by nature. Ben Mandeville-Clarke, a university student, has been writing prose and poetry for a number of years. Taking daily walks in the garden, amongst nature, for inspiration and to feel rejuvenated, has been an important part of his life.