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It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit, but in botanical circles there is a different kind of excitement. The newly-installed Botanic Garden's Agave Americana plant looks set to flower, which is an event that only occurs once every few decades . . .
Delightfully original and lushly sensuous, The Fair Botanists is historical fiction led by a charge of female characters as captivating and complex as the brightest of botanical flowers,
"As rare and lush as the Agave flower itself, The Fair Botanists is a richly realized, transportive delight." -- Rachel Rhys, author of A Dangerous Crossing, Fatal Inheritance, and Island of Secrets