The Plant Hunter: 'A great adventure' William Boyd

T.L. Mogford

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Historical adventure, Historical romance, Historical fiction

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- Trade Paperback Mar 1, 2022 | 9781787399372 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
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Mountain Leopard Press
- e-Book Feb 17, 2022 | 9781787399358 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 1, 2022 | 9781787399372 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 6, 2024 | 9781787399389 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781787399365 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
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Mountain Leopard Press
- e-Book Feb 17, 2022 | 9781787399358 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 1, 2022 | 9781787399372 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Paperback Feb 6, 2024 | 9781787399389 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Mar 29, 2022 | 9781787399365 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now

1867. When plant hunter Harry Compton receives a rare specimen and a map, he sets out to find fame and fortune. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon Harry is fleeing England, sailing up the Yangtze alongside a young widow both in pursuit of the plant that could change their futures.

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A Telegraph Best Book for Summer 2022

'Highly recommended' MICK HERRON

'A great adventure. Dripping with atmosphere and exotic life' WILLIAM BOYD

'A riveting page-turner, rich with fascinating period detail' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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1867. King's Road, Chelsea, is a sea of plant nurseries, catering to the Victorian obsession with rare and exotic flora. But each of the glossy emporiums is fuelled by the dangerous world of the plant hunters daring adventurers sent into uncharted lands in search of untold wonders to grace England's finest gardens.

Harry Compton is as far from a plant hunter as one could imagine a salesman plucked from the obscurity of the nursery growing fields to become 'the face that sold a thousand plants'.

But one small act of kindness sees him inherit a precious gift a specimen of a fabled tree last heard of in The Travels of Marco Polo, and a map.

Seizing his chance for fame and fortune, Harry sets out to make his mark. But where there is wealth there is corruption, and soon Harry is fleeing England, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and sailing up the Yangtze alongside a young widow both in pursuit of the plant that could transform both their lives forever.