Reading this book was like peeling the petals off of a flower, each petal a little more beautiful than the one before.
This novel is a complex family saga surrounded by the beauty of the budding botanical world.
We begin with the base born Henry Whittaker who dares to dream and make something of himself.
After stealing his way into some wealth, his father’s employer discovers that poor Henry has been robbing him blind.
Instead of turning him over to the authorities, he sends Henry on a voyage with the famous explorer Captain Cook.
On that voyage Henry learns a great deal about botany and life, and when he returns to England four years later he is rewarded with another voyage, this time to South America.
Here is learns more about cultivating plants and exotic botany. After a falling out with his benefactor, Henry ventures out on his own and quickly becomes one of the wealthiest men in America.
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