Publication

2010 - Windsor/Paragon, Bath, England

Language

English

Word Count

81,750 words, Guess

Page Count

327 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveknaveofspadesgro0000titc
  • ISBN-101408459744
  • ISBN-101408459752
  • ISBN-139781408459744
  • ISBN-139781408459751
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC635.092

Description

When Alan left school at fifteen little was expected of him, but in the ancient greenhouses of the local nursery Mrs T's little lad found his spiritual home. Yorkshire would be left behind as he journeyed south to college and then to Kew Gardens, where he encountered rare plants collected by Captain Cook and a varied assortment of eccentrics in the world's most famous garden. Spells as a teacher and editor followed, until fate took a hand when he landed a job on BBC's Nationwide as gardening presenter. His childhood dream of inheriting the mantle of gardening god Percy Thrower was beginning to come true ...

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Knave of spadesWindsor/Paragon2010

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