Top Five Fiction for Gardeners
The Sea Garden – Sam Llewellyn
Headline 2000A family digs up a skeleton when it inherits a garden on an island off the South West tip of Britain.
The Constant Gardener – John le Carre
Simon and Schuster 2001When the wife of a diplomat and amateur gardener is murdered, he pursues her killers only to become a target himself as his dangerous pursuit contrasts with his passion for his plants.
Tulip Fever - Deborah Moggach
Vintage 2000
Our thanks to Wendy Smith, who sent us this one. Set in 17th Century Amsterdam, at a time when the tulip was the subject of great mania, it's the story of Cornelis, an ageing merchant who commissions a portrait to reflect his status and commemorate his marriage to the young Sophia. But as the portrait grows, a passion develops between Sophia and the artist, with thrilling and tragic consequences.
Buckingham Palace Gardens – Anne Perry
Ballantine 2008A Victorian murder mystery set in gardens better known for their tea parties.Gardens of Delight – Erica James
Orion 2006Lucy heads for her father’s gardens on the edge of Lake Como where she compensates for her husband’s absence by joining in with the local gardening community
