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A multi-generational story follows the experiences of a nineteenth-century Scottish gardener and two of his descendants in an examination of the uneasy relationship between humankind and nature.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2006Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 256 pages · 9780156032476
- Other · English · 2005Harcourt · 238 pages · 9780151012015
DiplomatsNatureImmigrantsFictionScotsGardenersWomen pioneersHuman ecology