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EARTHLY JOYS is another of Philippa Gregory's masterful novels…Ms. Gregory's beautiful prose, her details of everyday life, and the lovely descriptions of Tradescant's glorious gardens will capture readers immediately. John's various relationships are emotional and, at times, heartbreaking…Brilliant dialogue and impeccable research make EARTHLY JOYS a terrific read. |
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The best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, The Virgin’s Lover, and The Queen’s Fool continues to deliver a compelling brand of historical fiction. In keeping with her dynamic plotlines, her characters are always active participants in the seminal historical events swirling about them. |
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Seventeenth-century England is the setting for this engaging historical novel based on the life of John Tradescant, a gardener of common birth who transforms plain plots of land into slices of heaven on earth...vibrant tale of a man grappling with the liabilities of loyalty and love. |
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Philippa Gregory ("The Virgin's Lover") brings to life 17th Century England during the plague-ridden days of Stuart avarice and social corruption. John Tradescant is a gardener who witnesses a web of deceit as he moves through the courts, which are populated by myriad colorful characters. |
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Winter-bound gardeners, make time for horticulture history. Dig into the 17th century to find sleuths who scoured the globe for rarities fit for a king -- and his garden. |
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