ISBN: 9780733642333 - the botanist's daughter (10 risultati)

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1st ed. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, tiny scuff bottom corner front cover, minor edgewear, sticker front cover. 390 + 16 pp. This novel is about two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower. The story starts in Victorian England with headstrong adventuress Elizabeth who takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. Elizabeth travels from Cornwall to Chile. Unforeseen dangers and treachery threaten her whole family. In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box with a portfolio of beautiful watercolours, a photo inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It takes her on a journey that will force her to face her own demons.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower . . .In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family.In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box containing a sketchbook of dazzling watercolours, a photograph inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It sets her on a path far from her safe, carefully ordered life, and on a journey that will force her to face her own demons.In this spellbinding botanical odyssey of discovery, desire and deception, Kayte Nunn has so exquisitely researched nineteenth-century Cornwall and Chile you can almost smell the fragrance of the flowers, the touch of the flora on your fingertips . . .'Two incredibly likeable, headstrong heroines . . . watching them flourish is captivating. With these dynamic women at the helm, Kayte weaves a clever tale of plant treachery involving exotic and perilous encounters in Chile, plus lashings of gentle romance. Compelling storytelling' The Australian Women's Weekly'I loved The Botanist's Daughter. I was transported to the 1880s and Chile, to contemporary Sydney and Kew. A gripping, warm-hearted read'JOY RHOADES, author of The Woolgrower's Companion'The riveting story of two women, divided by a century in time, but united by their quest to discover a rare and dangerous flower said to have the power to heal as well as kill. Fast-moving and full of surprises, The Botanist's Daughter brings the exotic world of 19th-century Chile thrillingly to life' KATE FORSYTH \*\*Includes an extract from Kayte's next transporting novel, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant\*\*.…

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