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The Fair Botanists - Could one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? (Hardcover)
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The Fair Botanists - Could one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? (Hardcover)
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'Compelling, fascinating . . . A cracking good read' Val McDermid
'An evocative, enjoyable portrait of 1820s Edinburgh' Sunday Times
'Lush, seductive' Daily Mail 'Completely enchanting' Scotsman 'A
beautiful tale of scandal and intrigue' Susan Stokes-Chapman,
author of Pandora *** Could one rare plant hold the key to a
thousand riches? It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz
with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical
circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the
city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana
plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every
few decades. When newly widowed Elizabeth arrives in Edinburgh to
live with her late husband's aunt Clementina, she's determined to
put her unhappy past in London behind her. As she settles into her
new home, she becomes fascinated by the beautiful Botanic Garden
which borders the grand house and offers her services as an artist
to record the rare plant's impending bloom. In this pursuit, she
meets Belle Brodie, a vivacious young woman with a passion for
botany and the lucrative, dark art of perfume creation. Belle is
determined to keep both her real identity and the reason for her
interest the Garden secret from her new friend. But as Elizabeth
and Belle are about to discover, secrets don't last long in this
Enlightenment city . . . And when they are revealed, they can carry
the greatest of consequences . . . *** 'Dazzling, original, full of
wonderful characters' Katie Fforde 'An absolute treat for fans of
historical fiction and rich storytelling' Red Magzine 'Lively and
generous-hearted, with an array of utterly engaging characters,
this enchanting novel reads like a warm tonic for the soul' Mary
Paulson-Ellis 'As rare and lush as the Agave flower itself, The
Fair Botanists is a richly realised, transportive delight' Rachel
Rhys 'Beautiful . . . Every sentence is a gift. If you love The
Doll Factory or The Binding, you'll love this' Miranda Dickinson
'Delightfully original, sensuous historical fiction, led by a
charge of female characters as captivating and complex as the
brightest of botanical flowers' Cari Thomas
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