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Virgin Earth

By: Philippa Gregory
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover.

John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when England descends into Civil War. Fleeing from the chaos, John travels to the Royalist colony of Virginia in America. But the virgin land is not uninhabited. John’s plant hunting brings him to live with the native people, and he learns to love and respect their way of life just as it is threatened by the colonial settlers.

In the new world and the old, the established order is breaking down and every family has to find its own way of surviving. For the Tradescants, through the upheavals of the Commonwealth and the Restoration, this means consolidating their reputations as the greatest gardeners in the country.

©2019 Philippa Gregory (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Urban War & Military War Military Civil War
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I am so pleased I heard both books. Such a great story and history around the Tradescant family and all that they brought to Enhance the gardens and countryside of England, including the historical aspect and how their lives were woven into those troubled times politically. Thank you it was so interesting and brought history to life.

Great story & tribute to the Tradescant family

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exceptional sequel to Earthly joys. didn't want it to end. Really want a trilogy. Brilliant

Stunning listening 🎶 👌

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I love Philippa Gregory's style of writing. I am immediately engaged with the story and love how she fleshes out her characters. I found this book fascinating having studied this period of history at school. wish this book had been around then - it might have seemed less dry and dusty then 😏

History brought to life

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Another excellent Philippa Gregory historical novel. I cannot say I dislike any of it because the characters very quickly set the scene and the times and attitudes of the world in which they live. I believe P. G researches and knows her history and writes the fictitious characters and stories of their lives into that time. It makes history come alive and drives me to doing my own history revision to find how accurate it is……and I learn so much more than I did at school!
Excellent story all through!

Authentic History within a story.

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I loved these books. Would have welcomed an author’s note on historical accuracy vs creative licence. But extremely interesting on many levels.

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