Synopsis
'A glorious green adventure story.' Ann Treneman, The Times 'Books of the Year'
'The most enthralling historical book I’ve read this year.' Claire Tomalin, New Statesman 'Books of the year'
Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in the world today.
Seemingly weightless, vast and yet...
Details
10 June 2021400 pages
9781529004885Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The most enthralling historical book I’ve read this year.Claire Tomalin, New Statesman 'Books of the year'
Teltscher skilfully brings to life the human story behind the growth of Kew and the creation of its extraordinary centrepiece. What's more remarkable, however, is her command of the details of the new technology that went into the construction of the Palm House . . . she makes such matters unexpectedly fascinating.Literary Review
A fascinating and rip-roaring account of the building of one of the great – and experimental – glass buildings of the Victorian age.Daily Telegraph
A glorious green adventure story.Ann Treneman, The Times 'Books of the Year'
