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Loading... Virgin Earth (1996)by Philippa Gregory
Same as Earthly Joys (  ) sapphirewire | Mar 17, 2010 |  I've never met a Philippa Gregory book I haven't liked and for the most part it's still true about Virgin Earth. I really enjoyed it right up until the last few pages. I found the ending deeply unsatisfying. ( ) sarahjanesandra | Mar 4, 2010 | John Tradescant was a Gardener to King Charles I. He also collected rare and unusual items to put on display at his home. When the King started a war with parliment, his loyalties were divided. John traveled to Jamestown, Virginia, his second wife and childen stayed in England to take care of his gardens and rarities. In Virginia, he collected new and unusual plants to sell back home in England. He tried to live in Jamestown, he bought land, and married an indian woman. Life became to hard, eventually he went back to England. I learned a lot about all different kinds of plants and how they took care of them in 1638. They used glass domes over melon plants to protect them from the weather. They brushed snow off of new trees to keep the branches from freezing and breaking. Little tidbits like that made the story more interesting (  ) bratlaw | Jan 31, 2010 | Following Earthly Joys, this Historical account of England in the 17th Century has moved on to the son of the Royal Gardener, who, despite his desire to not become embroiled in the dangerous and violent happenings in England at the time, find himself just as caught up in the lives of the King and his advisers. Interesting and fun reading for history buffs, as well as gardeners as they follow John Tradescant the younger in England and then to America in his quest for rare and exotic flora to bring to the King's gardens. Very good reading. ( ) stonelea | May 3, 2009 | This sequel to Earthly Joys focuses on John Tradescant (the younger), gardener to the King of England during the tumultuous reign of Charles I. Desiring merely to garden rather than take sides between the king and parliament, he sails to Virginia to gather new and exotic plants for his collection. There, assisted by a young Powhatan girl, he finds himself drawn into this virgin land’s raw beauty. When the natives and the new English settlers go to war, John finds himself pressured once again to take sides in a conflict he wants nothing to do with, and must decide who he really is. I greatly enjoy Gregory’s prose, and never fail to get sucked into the period – this book is no exception. Some of John’s relationships are unsatisfactory, and the ending is heartbreaking. I was inspired to learn more about Mr. Tradescant and his minor role in history. (  ) ryner | Apr 25, 2008 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inThe Boleyn Inheritance / The Other Boleyn Girl / The Virgin's Lover / Queen's Fool / Wideacre / Constant Princess / Meridon / Earthly Joys / Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory Earthly Joys&Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory Five Book Set By Philippa Gregory: Wideacre, Virgin Earth, Queen's Fool, Virgin's Lover, Meridon by Philippa Gregory The Other Boleyn Girl / The Queen's Fool / The Virgin's Lover / The Wise Woman / Virgin Earth / Wideacre / Meridon / The Favored Child / Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory Philippa Gregory Set (Other Bolelyn Girl, Queen's Fool, Virgin's Lover, Earthly Joys, Virgin Earth, Constant Princess) by Philippa Gregory
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