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Seven Flowers: And How They Shaped Our World

3.10 (121 ratings by Goodreads)

English

By (author): Jennifer Potter

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE GARDEN MEDIA AWARDS, INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR**

The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip and orchid: seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises and secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle yet powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power and how did it develop? Why have these particular plants become the focus of gardens, literature and art?

In order to find the answers, author and horticultural historian Jennifer Potter tracks this septet of flowers across the globe as she examines the influence they have had on civilizations through the ages. These are both histories and detective stories, full of incident and unexpected revelations.

Here are the flowers of life and death; of purity and passion; of greed, envy and virtue; of hope and consolation; of the beauty that drives men wild. All seven demonstrate the enduring ability of flowers to speak metaphorically - if we could only decode what they have to say.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 467g
  • Dimensions: 153 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 01 May 2014
  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780857891655

About Jennifer Potter

Jennifer Potter is the author of four novels and six works of non-fiction most recently The Jamestown Brides The Untold Story of England's 'maids for Virginia' (Atlantic 2018). Other titles published by Atlantic include The Rose A True History; Seven Flowers And How They Shaped Our World; and Strange Blooms The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants. A long-time reviewer for the Times Literary Supplement and an accredited Royal Literary Fund (RLF) Consultant Fellow she currently runs writing workshops for students and staff at British universities and was recently appointed one of the first RLF Writing Fellows at the British Library.

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