The Botanist’s Daughter by Kayte Nunn
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast:
The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn
This book came out in 2019 and is a fiction book that unravels a century-old mystery.
The Botanist's Daughter invites you on a captivating journey through the lush gardens of history.
Imagine a world where secrets bloom like exotic flowers and the past whispers its tales through the pages of time.
Here, you'll meet Anna, a modern-day gardener whose peaceful life is uprooted by a hidden box filled with secrets.
As she delves into the past, she discovers the extraordinary tale of Elizabeth Trebithick, a Victorian adventurer seeking a miraculous flower.
From the sun-drenched gardens of Kew to the rugged Cornish coast, their stories intertwine, bound by a century-old mystery that will keep you turning the pages long into the night.
With its blend of romance, adventure, and botanical intrigue, this novel is a delightful escape for the discerning reader.
The author Rosanna Ley says this about The Botanist's Daughter:
The whole book is a delight...
Perfect reading whilst sipping a g&t in a beautiful garden somewhere in the sun!'
This is a book about two women in two different centuries.
In the present day, Anna is growing her new gardening business and renovating her late grandmother's house. But when she discovers botanical art, an old diary, and a handful of seeds hidden in a wall, the mystery will take her to Kew Gardens and then onto Cornwall in search of the truth.
The other woman is Elizabeth Trebithnick, and her life is set in 1886.
Elizabeth is determined to continue her father's work as a Plant Explorer, and she's looking for a specific rare plant that had eluded her father.
This book is a 400-page botanical mystery that answers this question: Can a mysterious flower somehow connect Anna and Elizabeth?
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