The Rose Grower
by Michelle de Kretser | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 009184049x Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 009184049x Global Overview for this book
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In a remote province of southern France a young woman nurtures an ambition to create a repeat-flowering crimson rose, the like of which has never been seen in Europe. Then an American balloonist falls out of the sky and into her life; and the local doctor, who dreams of improving the world, is also drawn into her orbit. A love story begins to unfold against the sensuous green landscape of Gascony.
But the year is 1789 and public events in Paris are closing in on the private world of the Saint-Pierre family. The Rose Grower throws a slanting light on the underside of history, where people find themselves torn between reason and desire, revolutionary zeal and unrequited passion.
Seductive, moving and beautifully written, The Rose Grower is a gripping tale of love, roses and the French Revolution.
In a remote province of southern France a young woman nurtures an ambition to create a repeat-flowering crimson rose, the like of which has never been seen in Europe. Then an American balloonist falls out of the sky and into her life; and the local doctor, who dreams of improving the world, is also drawn into her orbit. A love story begins to unfold against the sensuous green landscape of Gascony.
But the year is 1789 and public events in Paris are closing in on the private world of the Saint-Pierre family. The Rose Grower throws a slanting light on the underside of history, where people find themselves torn between reason and desire, revolutionary zeal and unrequited passion.
Seductive, moving and beautifully written, The Rose Grower is a gripping tale of love, roses and the French Revolution.
Journal Entry 2 by catsalive at 2014 Melbourne Convention in -- Controlled Release, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (3/26/2014 UTC) at 2014 Melbourne Convention in -- Controlled Release, Victoria Australia
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To be released during the convention.
Picked up at the Bookcrossing Convention in Melbourne. Thank you.
Journal Entry 4 by goldenwattle at Old Parliament House Gardens (House Of Representatives) in Parkes, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Sunday, November 5, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (11/5/2017 UTC) at Old Parliament House Gardens (House Of Representatives) in Parkes, Australian Capital Territory Australia
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Released with roses, in the House of Representatives Garden at Old Parliament House, Parkes, ACT.
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Journal Entry 5 by Destiny110 at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia on Monday, November 27, 2017
I found this when I was visiting the rose garden with my parents! A great surprise.