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Virgin Earth : A Novel by Philippa Gregory (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100743272536

ISBN-139780743272537

eBay Product ID (ePID)44475069

Product Key Features

Book TitleVirgin Earth : a Novel

Number of Pages672 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicContemporary Women, Romance / Historical / General, Biographical, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorPhilippa Gregory

Book SeriesTradescant Novels Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-051572

Reviews"A tale of forbidden love set against the turmoil of a country in chaos." --The New York Times Book Review, "This hefty epic illuminates the seventeenth century with clear prose and a believable cast of characters, and will draw in casual readers and lovers of history alike." -- Publishers Weekly, "This hefty epic illuminates the seventeenth century with clear prose and a believable cast of characters, and will draw in casual readers and lovers of history alike." --Publishers Weekly, "A cleverly conceived and executed historical narrative spanning one of the most intriguing and turbulent eras in British history."--Booklist, "A tale of forbidden love set against the turmoil of a country in chaos."--The New York Times Book Review, "A cleverly conceived and executed historical narrative spanning one of the most intriguing and turbulent eras in British history." --Booklist, "This hefty epic illuminates the seventeenth century with clear prose and a believable cast of characters, and will draw in casual readers and lovers of history alike."--Publishers Weekly, "A tale of forbidden love set against the turmoil of a country in chaos." -- The New York Times Book Review, "A cleverly conceived and executed historical narrative spanning one of the most intriguing and turbulent eras in British history." -- Booklist

Series Volume Number2

SynopsisIn this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys , Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters. As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing royal defeat and determined to avoid serving the rebels, John escapes to the royalist colony of Virginia, a land bursting with fertility that stirs his passion for botany. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land., In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters.As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing royal defeat and determined to avoid serving the rebels, John escapes to the royalist colony of Virginia, a land bursting with fertility that stirs his passion for botany. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land., As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing royal defeat and determined to avoid serving the rebels, John escapes to the royalist colony of Virginia, a land bursting with fertility that stirs his passion for botany. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land. In this enthralling, freestanding sequel toEarthly Joys,Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, makingVirgin Eartha tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters., In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys , New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Earth a tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters. As England descends into civil war, John Tradescant the Younger, gardener to King Charles I, finds his loyalties in question, his status an ever-growing danger to his family. Fearing royal defeat and determined to avoid serving the rebels, John escapes to the royalist colony of Virginia, a land bursting with fertility that stirs his passion for botany. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land.

LC Classification NumberPR6057.R386V57 2005