Virgin Earth

By: Philippa Gregory

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Paperback | 1 January 2000

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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.

Industry Reviews

'Gregory's remarkable achievement is to transform the known facts into a gripping story of adventurous horticulture, divided loyalties, racial hatred and high passion.'
Sue Gaisford, Mail on Sunday

'A brilliant continuation of Gregory's meticulously researched story of the Tradescant gardening family, begun with such panache in her bestselling Earthly Joys utterly gripping.'
Lisa Jardine, The Times

'When it comes to writers of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory is in the very top league,'
Daily Mail

'A hugely enjoyable and unexpectedly moving book.'
Daily Telegraph

'Vivid and enthralling, good gripping stuff.'
Sunday Times

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