The Plant Hunter [electronic resource] : 'A great adventure' William Boyd
T.L. Mogford2022
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE FOR BEST PUBLISHED
NOVEL 2022 A Telegraph Best Book for Summer 2022 'Highly recommended' MICK
HERRON 'A great adventure. Dripping with atmosphere and exotic life' WILLIAM
BOYD 'A riveting page-turner, rich with fascinating period detail' SUNDAY
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1867. King's Road, Chelsea, is a sea of plant nurseries, catering to the
Victorian obsession with rare and exotic flora. But each of the glossy emporiums
is fuelled by the dangerous world of the plant hunters - daring adventurers sent
into uncharted lands in search of untold wonders to grace England's finest
gardens.
Harry Compton is as far from a plant hunter as one could imagine - a salesman
plucked from the obscurity of the nursery growing fields to become 'the face
that sold a thousand plants'.
But one small act of kindness sees him inherit a precious gift - a specimen of a
fabled tree last heard of in The Travels of Marco Polo, and a map.
S...
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Author:
T.L. Mogford, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Welbeck, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (432.0)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781787399358
Language:
English
BRN:
438338
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