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- Author
- Philippa Gregory
- Narrator
- David Rintoul
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 7 February 2019
- Run Time
- 17 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 …
A brand-new recording available as an unabridged digital audio edition for the first time.
A traveller in a time of discovery, the greatest gardening pioneer of his day, yet a man of humble birth: John Tradescant's story is a mirror to the extraordinary age in which he lives.
As gardener and confidant to Sir Robert Cecil, Tradescant is well placed to observe the social and political changes that are about to sweep through the kingdom. While his master conjures intrigues at Court, Tradescant designs for him the magnificent garden at Hatfield, scouring the known world for ever more wonderful plants: new varieties of fruit and flower, the first horse chestnuts to be cultivated in England, even larches from Russia.
Moving to the household of the flamboyant Duke of Buckingham, Tradescant witnesses at first hand the growing division between Parliament and the people, and the most loyal of servants must find a way to become an independent squire.
Critics Review
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‘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’
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Details
- Author
- Philippa Gregory
- Narrator
- David Rintoul
- Duration
- 17 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 February 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008299033
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction
Synopsis
Another sweeping novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author… Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … A brand-new recording available as an unabridged digital audio edition for the first time. A traveller in a time of discovery, the greatest gardening pioneer of his day, yet a man of humble birth: John Tradescant's story is a mirror to the extraordinary age in which he lives. As gardener and confidant to Sir Robert Cecil, Tradescant is well placed to observe the social and political changes that are about to sweep through the kingdom. While his master conjures intrigues at Court, Tradescant designs for him the magnificent garden at Hatfield, scouring the known world for ever more wonderful plants: new varieties of fruit and flower, the first horse chestnuts to be cultivated in England, even larches from Russia. Moving to the household of the flamboyant Duke of Buckingham, Tradescant witnesses at first hand the growing division between Parliament and the people, and the most loyal of servants must find a way to become an independent squire.
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