The Old Man and the Seeds
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A young Australian travelling for academic purposes in Europe visits a monastery in Spain and is waylaid by an old man selling his produce by the roadside at anearby war cemetery. He innocently asks about the massive eucalypt trees in the monastery grounds and is then entranced by the old man and the story he tells oftheir history which weaves together the secret 16th-century exploration of Terra Australis, the Emperor Charles V, the dedication of a botanist, fundamentals ofgardening and the wonder of Nature.
Author: Maurice Beyer
Format: Paperback, 158 pages, 130mm x 195mm, 156 g
Published: 2019, Hybrid Publishers, Australia
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
A young Australian travelling for academic purposes in Europe visits a monastery in Spain and is waylaid by an old man selling his produce by the roadside at anearby war cemetery. He innocently asks about the massive eucalypt trees in the monastery grounds and is then entranced by the old man and the story he tells oftheir history which weaves together the secret 16th-century exploration of Terra Australis, the Emperor Charles V, the dedication of a botanist, fundamentals ofgardening and the wonder of Nature.
The Old Man and the Seeds
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