The knot

By Jane Borodale

Subjects: England, fiction, Fiction, historical, Manners and customs, Historical fiction, Fiction, Social life and customs, Somerset (England) - Social life and customs - 16th century - Fiction, History, Great Britain - History - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 - Fiction

Description: 1565. Across Europe, a new era of natural science is dawning. In a remote, damp corner of Somerset, an unlikely pioneer is working to change the course of English botany. Passionate, private, meticulous - Henry Lyte has begun to neglect his other responsibilities in the pursuit of knowledge. This has happened before, with disastrous results. Married again after the tragic death of his first wife Anys, Henry tries to forget the past, absorbed by his scholarly translation of Dutch 'Herbal' and by the intricate herb garden he is planting, with a Knot at its heart.