«[T]he book introduces new avenues to explore, and Austen has an engaging voice that blends an inventive point of view with critical acuity... Austen’s work will be useful for scholars and students interested in garden spaces and theoretical approaches to that space. Intermedial approaches can be difficult to tackle, because one must master a large amount of material, and this is apparent at moments in Austen’s case studies, but her book will inspire the reader to view Roman gardens with more curiosity and care.»

The Classical Outlook