The Last Camellia
Author: Sarah Jio
“Terrific … compelling … an intoxicating blend of mystery, history and romance, this book is hard to put down.” –Real Simple,,On the eve of the Second World War, the last surviving specimen of a camellia plant known as the Middlebury Pink lies secreted away on an English country estate. Flora, an amateur American botanist, is contracted by an international ring of flower….Read More
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