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Jennifer Potter is the author of four novels and five works of non-fiction, most recently
Strange Blooms: The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants;
The Rose: A True History; and
Seven Flowers and How They Shaped Our World, all three published by Atlantic Books. A regular reviewer for the
Times Literary Supplement, she is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at King's College London.
A propos de l'auteur
Jennifer Potter is the author of four novels and six works of non-fiction, most recently
The Jamestown Brides, The Untold Story of England's 'maids for Virginia' (Atlantic, 2018). Other titles published by Atlantic include
The Rose, A True History;
Seven Flowers And How They Shaped Our World; and
Strange Blooms, The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants. A long-time reviewer for the
Times Literary Supplement and an accredited Royal Literary Fund (RLF) Consultant Fellow, she currently runs writing workshops for students and staff at British universities and was recently appointed one of the first RLF Writing Fellows at the British Library.
Résumé
This 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants, father and son, immortalized in Philippa Gregory's bestselling novels Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth.
