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These reservations are why I only give Virgin Earth 4 stars, but nevertheless I would recommend both books as very good reads. 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. Booktopia has Virgin Earth, Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory. I felt the details of conditions for the settlers in Virginia rang true, and seemed to be based on thorough research by Philippa Gregory, as did the story of the civil war, although this felt a bit rushed towards the end.

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. 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. 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.Īs 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. In this enthralling, freestanding sequel to Earthly Joys, New York Timesbestselling author PhilippaGregory combines a wealth of gardening knowledge with a haunting love story that spans two continents and two cultures, making Virgin Eartha tour de force of revolutionary politics and passionate characters.

Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory