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The Signature of All Things
The Signature of All Things: A Novel | Elizabeth Gilbert
A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and CommittedLook out for Elizabeth Gilberts new book,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, on sale now! In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittakera poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henrys brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her fathers money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Almas research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite directioninto the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artistbut what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globefrom London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, whoborn in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolutionbears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilberts wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.
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Soubhiville
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When it‘s cold, we snuggle. Who am I kidding, this is pretty much every day.

I loved this slow moving story of Alma, a botanist who after exhausting the study of plants in her father‘s greenhouse turned to mosses. Her life is an unusual one, mostly solitary though she lived with her father and adopted sister, and melancholy. The writing here is beautiful, the pace perfect for Alma‘s life.

keithmalek I like your buddies. 2mo
Hooked_on_books Sietje looks like she‘s keeping her eye on that book! 😆 I should read this then tell Tony all about it, since he hates moss. 😂 2mo
Yenya1954 Sietje and Venkman look comfortable. Cold and wintery weather are perfect for reading and hot tea. 🥶❤️ 2mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2mo
JuniperWilde Oh how I loved this book. It could be my favourite of hers. 2mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny @JuniperWilde agreed!! Just loved this one! 2mo
UwannaPublishme Awww…great photo of your snuggle buddies! ❤️ 2mo
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#WomenInScience "At no moment in history has a bright young girl with plenty of food and a good constitution perished from too much learning." Inspired by 19th c. journals from women studying evolution & botany, Gilbert creates Alma Wittaker, whose journey both spiritual & physical, leads to unique discoveries about mosses in Tahiti. Yes, EG makes this informative, exciting, & fascinating! Really! #NewYearNewBooks @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Stacked 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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Soubhiville
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I made my goal, reading a little over 20 hours between the 4 pictured books. All of them quite good! I hope you met your goals too. Thanks for hosting @Andrew65

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🥳 Thanks for playing along and have a great 2024. 3mo
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CuriousG
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Still chipping away at this re-read. I love the mix of character development and focus on the natural world of mosses and other plants. Just the calming, yet interesting, vibe I need right now.

IuliaC I liked this one very much! 12mo
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CuriousG
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Needing a comfort re-read with all things botanical, so this one should do the trick. #sundayread #botanicaladventures

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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So I killed all of my houseplants!! 😫 This book did come to mind though 🪴

#JanuaryJazz
#Houseplantday

TheBookHippie Oh dear. Have you tried herbs? Sometimes once you get the hang of herbs plants go better. 💚 wall hell (Walmart) should have basil and or mint 🌱 plants. 1y
IuliaC Long but great book! 😍 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie idk what happened! I kept them a while and then they were gone!! 1y
Eggs Oh no 🪴😢!! Great book choice though 👏🏻 1y
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jenniferw88
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#booked2023 #fall @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage

As I've already highlighted Making the Monster as a definite for 'about a monster', I've tagged my other definite which covers 'gifted by a Litten'... I wonder who? 🤣🤣🤣😘

KarenUK Loved Once there were Wolves…💕🐺 1y
SamAnne Couldn‘t stomach Eat Pray Love but absolutely loved Signature of All Things. 1y
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BookLineNSinker
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I have been looking at this book sitting in my library for months and months. I started and stopped it a few times but I'm into the first few chapters and I'm intrigued. We'll see if I get distracted lol.

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ponyflorist
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A rollicking great adventure!! Thoroughly enjoyable! This book tells the whole life of a rather bizarre protagonist..

BkClubCare I always think of this book when I encounter moss 😂 2y
ponyflorist @BkClubCare may you encounter moss often.. It's wonderful stuff! 😁 2y
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CuriousG
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About 175 pages in and have really enjoyed this so far. I feel like there needs to be something big coming though in order to carry the story another 300 pages. I'm spending a few minutes pondering what that might be, then back to reading to see how correct (or off base) I was. 🤔

IuliaC I really enjoyed this one 😊 2y
CuriousG @IuliaC I also really enjoyed it! I can't believe I let it sit on my shelf for so many years before teading it. 2y
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CuriousG
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"Alma Whittaker, born with the century, slid into our world on the fifth of January, 1800."

@ShyBookOwl #FirstLineFridays

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CuriousG
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This book has sat on my shelf for at least 5 years, maybe more, yet it has never quite felt like the right time to read it. I was browsing my shelves last night and so many of them I can't bring myself to start because I'm so hypersensitive to trauma and current events right now. I needed something to completely immerse me in a different time/place, and this has turned out to be the ticket. 50 pages in and loving it!

AvidReader25 This has been on my TBR for a long time too! 2y
CuriousG @AvidReader25 I often second guess myself when I let a book sit on my shelf so long and think I'll never actually get excited about it, but always seem to come back to them at just the right time. I'm really glad I kept this one...I almost gave it away when I moved a few years ago and was scaling back my collection. 2y
AvidReader25 @CuriousG Sometimes it just needs to be the right moment. 2y
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Panpan

Hated this book so much, but felt compelled to finish it. Too long, too much, too blah. What was the point of it? I‘ve never given two thumbs down to a book, but this one now holds that title.

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TrishB
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#litsymail
Thanks Jenny for the book ♥️ looking forward to it.
Thanks Misty for the card, book marks and kind thoughts ♥️ will be writing back asap.

AmyG This book was wonderful. 3y
squirrelbrain Lovely! 💕 3y
jenniferw88 That was quicker than I expected! 🤣 3y
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TrishB @jenniferw88 it was very quick 👍🏻 thank you. 3y
TrishB @AmyG that‘s good to know 😁 3y
DivineDiana I never saw that cover. Beautiful! 3y
TrishB @squirrelbrain so nice getting post! Last day of holiday! I just gave in and logged on….600 emails later 😞 3y
TrishB @DivineDiana it definitely is ♥️ 3y
squirrelbrain Ugh - you should have waited until tomorrow. Or maybe accidentally hit the ‘delete all‘ button…. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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readingjedi
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This was a long book that felt much shorter due to the highly engaging nature of the writing & the quality of the characters. A little slow perhaps but I was always eager to know what happened next. Alma is a fascinating & inspiring figure - not always likeable but her flaws make her real. It is also meticulously researched. I was totally invested in Alma's life - her drive & intelligence, her strength, her, er, weirdo husband! Good stuff!

smalldogs_bigbooks2419 I‘ve read this twice 🥰 3y
KAYCEE1 I really liked this too! 3y
Texreader Excellent review 3y
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jenniferw88
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@Cinfhen l👀k what's finally arrived! 🤣

I hope you haven't ordered another one but that it's possible to cancel if you have!

THANK YOU! XX

Cinfhen OMG!!! Your book depository is on the way xxx oh well/ u can gift it to someone else 🧡😘 3y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen lol, i knew it would take some time/patience! @TrishB would you or your daughter like the Book Depository one? 3y
Cinfhen That‘s so sweet to offer it to @TrishB I think you‘d like it Trish & C might too!!! It discusses her friend Sir Alfred Russel Wallace 😜 3y
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jenniferw88 @Cinfhen @TrishB currently reading this book, & not surprisingly Alfred Russel Wallace is mentioned A LOT because of the Darwin connection. I'm putting post-its on nearly every mention (if there's a section on him I'm just marking the beginning) so that I can show you the end result! 3y
Cinfhen Your tagged book sounds good!! Keep me posted 🥰 3y
TrishB Oh thank you that sounds fab ❤️ 3y
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readingjedi
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Starting this one today, my first Elizabeth Gilbert.

DivineDiana Enjoy! 3y
IuliaC Enjoy! It's beautiful 3y
arkei Haven't read any Elizabeth Gilbert though she comes up often on recommendations. Enjoy! And share your thoughts. 3y
megnews This has been on my tbr so long. 3y
SamAnne I hated the little of Eat Pray Love I read. This one I loved. 3y
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Cinfhen
Signature of All Things | Elizabeth Gilbert
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A gorgeous historical fiction novel beginning at the start of the 19th century and spanning almost 100 years. A story of science, discovery, nature, love, devotion and wonderment. Elizabeth Gilbert has created a truly remarkable character and a sweeping saga that will leave you dazzled.

SamAnne So good! I reluctantly picked it up because I didn‘t think I wanted to read a book written by the author who had written Eat, Pray, Love which is not my jam. But this one was so lovely. 3y
Cinfhen This book blew me away...I didn‘t think Elizabeth Gilbert was capable of such gorgeous storytelling @SamAnne 3y
Cinfhen I forgot @TheAromaofBooks this is my #bookspin for #june 3y
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Centique I adored this book until the ending. Which is totally my own fault - I just didn‘t get enough of the characters I wanted to find out more about. I find that happens to me sometimes when a book is full of my favourite things - I get too invested in what I want to happen 😂😂😂 3y
Centique Still think it‘s a 5 star book anyway! 3y
Deblovestoread I am glad to hear this @SamAnne I have turned my nose up every time I‘ve seen it because of how much I disliked E P L but HF is my jam and two winning endorsements is good enough for me. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
Cinfhen It‘s really good @Kdgordon88 if you love HF I‘m pretty sure this won‘t disappoint 3y
Cinfhen I‘m surprised the ending bothered you @Centique I can‘t imagine a different ending and I thought the character development was really strong. What would you have liked to see/ happen?? Just curious- you‘re obviously much more imaginative than I am 😘😘 3y
Centique @Cinfhen it‘s a while ago now so forgive me if I‘ve got things wrong - but I wanted her to go back home to the big estate and reconnect with her sister. I felt really interested in the sister and wanted to find out what happened to her 3y
Centique @Cinfhen and I think I didn‘t enjoy the romance aspect at the end perhaps. This is 8 years ago though so I might have that wrong. (edited) 3y
Cinfhen I get that @Centique I thought it was a little cringey when she has that sexual encounter in the moss cave with the Tahitian man 🙄and it would have been nice to see the sisters reunited but I feel like her going to Amsterdam made sense and I felt like the sisters came to a sort of unspoken understanding. It was a great story- really full bodied ❤️ 3y
Centique @Cinfhen yeah, I agree. I was just so in love with that house 😂😂 3y
Cinfhen @DivineDiana shared an article about the actual house that Gilbert used as inspiration and she was able to tour the house @Centique it‘s not far from where I resided in Philly...I‘d love to visit one day. It does seem AMAZING 🤩 especially the grounds and gardens 3y
DivineDiana Glad you enjoyed the book! Beautiful photograph! 💗 3y
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Cinfhen
Signature of All Things | Elizabeth Gilbert
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Look who just showed up on page 478 @jenniferw88 @TrishB our friend...Sir Alfred Russel Wallace 😁This book is absolutely exquisite- one of the best HF novels I‘ve read. I have about 40 pages left to go & I fear a #BookHangover approaching.

jenniferw88 Guess I'm #stacking this then! 🤣 3y
TrishB How funny 😁 think C might like this one. Stacked 👍🏻 3y
Cinfhen I was just thinking I‘d send this to you @jenniferw88 if you hadn‘t read it yet!!! Just email me your address / it‘s SUCH a great book!!! 3y
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Cinfhen And DEFINITELY look for it @TrishB I think C would love it too 3y
TrishB 👍🏻 will do. For the first time since she was about 8, she‘s reading non stop and has asked for a pile of books for her b.day. Yay 🎉🎉 3y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen email sent to both the email addresses I have for you, as wasn't sure which one it was! 🤣 3y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen and there's a parcel on it's way from Book Depository to say thank you! 3y
Cinfhen Awwww, thanks so much @jenniferw88 xx not necessary but very excited 🤗 3y
Cinfhen I always thought C was a reader @TrishB but excited to hear books are her birthday request ❤️🙌🏻 3y
TrishB On and off, like 3 months obsessively and nothing for 3 months. But lockdown has been consistent! 3y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen thinking about it, it will probably arrive round about your birthday, so consider it an early birthday present that you can open! 🤣🤣🤣 3y
SamAnne Loved this one. 3y
Crazeedi This was such a great book 3y
merelybookish Read this book a few years ago and still think about certain scenes. 3y
Cinfhen WOW!, this book was just incredible @Crazeedi @merelybookish @SamAnne 3y
Cinfhen @jenniferw88 xxxxxxxxx 3y
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Racheetos
Signature of All Things | Elizabeth Gilbert
Pickpick

It‘s just a really well told story about a woman who loves moss in the 19th century. It‘s a science story, a history story, a travel story, a feminist story, and a love story.

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perfectlywinged
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Soup and a book about a female botanist 🌱

SamAnne I really enjoyed that one! 3y
perfectlywinged @SamAnne so far the writing is beautiful and I am really interested in the father‘s story! 3y
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CuriousG
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I'm posting one book per day from the ever growing unread stacks in my personal library. No description or explanation, just books I own and plan to read. #tbr

Day 16

Crazeedi Very good book 3y
CuriousG @Crazeedi I've heard really good things about it! 3y
Gogobooks Liked this one 3y
IuliaC A great one! 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I would like to spend the rest of my days in a place so silent—and working at a pace so slow—that I would be able to hear myself living.”

I‘m ready to start #planting my zinnias 🌼🌸🌺

#WindsofMarch

Heather 🌸❤️🌼

REPollock I loved this book! 3y
AmyG I loved this book, too. 3y
Eggs Perfection!! Love the quote💕💕 3y
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Pageturner1 ❤️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That would be perfect! 3y
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atla
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I‘m in such a funk. I miss lush forest trails and windy mountainsides and drinking (filtered) water from a creek. I miss the sunshine and wildflowers and mud.

Any books that will transport me to a place where I can find these things? #pleasesendsunshine

atla @Susanita Thank you! I hadn‘t heard of this and it sounds great :) 3y
atla @Reggie Definitely the vibes I‘m going for :) I read this one last year and loved it. I may be due for a reread soon. 3y
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TerriGreen
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This character driven 22 hour audiobook covers the life span of a woman who becomes an expert in moss at the beginning of the nineteenth century. I know-sounds boring right? But it is not!! You are swept up in the historical time period, her family and friends and nature. Amazing book. Loved it. Book 67 4⭐️

Chelsea.Poole I read this several years ago and I still remember it. Loved it! 4y
Tracyantoon I had never even heard of this book. Moss, eh? I adored City of Girls so maybe I should check this out. 4y
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Soubhiville
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What a sweet surprise sitting in my mailbox on this rainy day. Thank you Misty! I loved City of Girls, so I‘m excited to try another Elizabeth Gilbert book. I didn‘t have this yet.

I had to chase Igor down to get the bookmark back from him 🤣 he loves tassels! The Monet painting on it is lovely.

Thank you so much!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You‘re very welcome!! I saw it on your list ❤️❤️ Fiona loves them too 😽😽😽 4y
AmyG Loved this book! 4y
Soubhiville @AmyG have you read all of her books? 4y
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AmyG Not all...but almost. I love her fiction. (edited) 4y
Soubhiville @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks no I haven‘t yet. I enjoyed the movie though. 🙂 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Soubhiville I wish I could do what she did!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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Gina
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That moment your book club picks a book by one of your least favorite authors. **DEEP BREATH** Heres to keeping an open mind!

Megabooks I don‘t like Gilbert usually, but I loved this one. Good luck!! 4y
Gina @Megabooks I am with you on that. So far so good. 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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1. Botany and the plant kingdom are what spring is all about for me.
2. Peanut butter eggs
3. Iris
4. Microfiber cleaning towel 🤪

@4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads #friyayintro

alisiakae Yay for Team PB Eggs! 🤣 They are the best 4y
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inthegreensandblues
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📗 (The) Signature of All Things
🕜 Ability to travel through time
🦀 Cancer
🍷 Might go to a winery? Definitely eating Thanksgiving leftovers and reading. 😄

🌞 #friyayintro @howjessreads

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perfectsinner
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Panpan

This book just wasn't for me. I at least finished this one, which I can't say the same for the author's effort Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert is perhaps just not an author whose works I enjoy. I didn't enjoy this, but since I was able to finish it, I give 2 stars. Into the donation pile it goes.

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underground_bks
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Set in the 1800s, The Signature of All Things follows the life of Alma Whitaker, the naturalist, moss-obsessed daughter of a self-made plant magnate, from before her birth to her old age. The beauty and enjoyment in this book are in the twists and turns of a life fully lived, not plot. Within these pages, you‘ll find curiosity and love, desire and sexuality, god and science, family and sacrifice, all the grandeur and humble detail of life itself.

Samplergal I loved this book. 4y
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perfectsinner
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Giving this a go. I checked it out from the library some time ago & never got around to reading it before it was due back. I wasn't a huge fan of Eat, Pray, Love, so here's hoping I like it better. I've been struggling to pick my next read, so I hope I like it

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AdeleReads
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Fact: I have yet to regret listening to any book read by the most excellent Juliet Stevenson. Enjoying this botanical adventure so far. 🌸 🌳 🌱 📖

inthegreensandblues I love this book on audio too 💜 4y
AdeleReads It‘s wonderful! 4y
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Samplergal
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An amazing, epic novel! I don‘t understand why I‘ve waited all these years to read it. 5⭐️

AmyG I loved this book, too. I wasn‘t a huge fan of Eat, Pray, Love and was surprised how good this was. If you haven‘t read City of Girls...it‘s even better! 4y
Scochrane26 I‘ve had this on my kindle for several yrs & still haven‘t read it. 4y
Samplergal @AmyG We read it for my book club last month. Very different and ended up really liking it. I didn‘t read Eat,Pray,Love. Didn‘t appeal to me at all. 4y
Samplergal @Scochrane26 it‘s quite lovely. It‘s an generational epic tale about a very strong and smart woman. (Yay) 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“Nothing is so essential as dignity…Time will reveal who has it and who has it not.”

#Dignity
#QuotsyOct19

AmyG I loved this book. 4y
IuliaC Loved this one ❤ 4y
Sward7 Love the quote. That alone makes me want to read the book. 4y
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Jemmygem
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Pickpick

What a delightful book with intriguing turns throughout the book. I enjoyed this book much more then I thought I would.

Megabooks This one broke my heart! 5y
Jemmygem @Megabooks I know right to the end I was hoping for her. 5y
NenaB Loved it! 5y
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Jemmygem
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She feared she might die of gladness.

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Jemmygem
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Hummingbirds good book and water what more could a girl ask for.

LouiseWalters Yes I enjoyed this book too! 5y
Ncostell Great picture! 5y
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Bklover Gorgeous photo! 5y
charl08 Wow! Love this photo. 5y
Nute Awesome photo! 4y
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rachaich
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Pickpick

Well I'm exceeding pleased that I gave this another try.
I found the details so intriguing, and in such depth. I appreciated the actual story and found myself wanting to find d out more about botany!

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rachaich
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Second attempt at this book and I'm enjoying it much more :)

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stephothebesto
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Came across this at my local Friends of the Library store. Only $2 for a hardcover! Loved this book and excited about City of Girls!

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NenaB
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Pickpick

This long 600 page novel is about heroines, botany, the historical discovery of science, philosophy, love triangles, lust, exploration, adventurous journeys and interesting characters. I love historical fiction and I love botany so I enjoyed all the detailed descriptions. In some parts I felt I was reading a science textbook. Overall I enjoyed it and found the research the author did to put this book together simply incredible. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

AmyG I was so surprised by this book. I loved it. 5y
NenaB It was amazing! I expected a historical romance type of book and I got a world of knowledge in botany and early science 5y
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balletbookworm
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A meandering novel that charts the life of an extraordinary (fictional) woman spanning the majority of the 19th century and the major developments in science and biology. I liked that it was twisting and slow, with no more plottiness apparent that starting with Alma‘s birth and ending with her death. There was a lot of rumination about faith, conviction, morality, belief, communication, knowledge, self-sacrifice that gave me a lot to think about.

balletbookworm What I found most fascinating was Alma‘s position as the main character - she is not “likeable”, she makes some cringe-worthy assumptions about others because she presumed to know too much (particularly about other people) without directly communicating with that person, but she is so compelling.

I highly recommend the audiobook version - Juliet Stevenson is an extraordinary narrator.
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balletbookworm Also, idk what‘s up with Litsy, sorry for the double post 5y
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balletbookworm
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Pickpick

A meandering novel that charts the life of an extraordinary (fictional) woman spanning the majority of the 19th century and the major developments in science and biology. I liked that it was twisting and slow, with no more plottiness apparent that starting with Alma‘s birth and ending with her death. There was a lot of rumination about faith, conviction, morality, belief, communication, knowledge, self-sacrifice that gave me a lot to think about.

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Well I didn‘t love this book and I didn‘t hate it either. I do appreciate the research that must have gone into it.

Freespirit I loved this book. 5y
Lcsmcat Kitty! 5y
MrsMalaprop Snap! Again 😊. 5y
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Rissreads
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I hated ‘Eat pray love‘ so I‘m giving the author another go. This book came highly recommended by some bookclub members. Fingers crossed I love it!

FreeReadAndWrite I also hated eat pray love! Sometimes I feel all alone in that opinion lol 5y
SamAnne I refused even to pick up Eat Pray Love. But I really enjoyed this novel! It was hard to comprehend the same author had written both. 5y
MrsMalaprop Hmmm, I too could not even contemplate picking up Eat, Pray, Love @SamAnne and I think it‘s best I keep my opinions on this one to myself 😂. I will say that my view was at odds with most others in my book club though 🤷‍♀️😊. 5y
UwannaPublishme Glad I‘m not the only one who didn‘t like Eat, Pray, Love. 😊 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Amy! Thank you sooo much for the Valentine surprise!! The card is too cute! 🐶 These books have been on my list for a while!! Which one should I read first?! I‘m trying to decide what books I want to take to the mountains with me!! I‘m definitely taking the hot cocoa!! You are the best my sweet friend! Thank you ❤️🥰📚😘

AmyG 😘😘😘 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz I Am I Am! 😁 And Go read it on the mountain! Over the hill and everywhere!! 😁🎤🎶🎶🎵 5y
LazyDays How nice? I started "the signature of all things" hope you enjoy it 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz I will!! 💞 🏔 I‘m also thinking 5y
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Fan_of_70
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Got out walking on this cold and snowy day so I could send my #justabookswap book out.

TheBookKeepers Brrrrr!! Thanks for the update :) hope u enjoyed shopping for ur match! 5y
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Decalino
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Pickpick

At its best, this book was a thoughtful and deeply engaging look at one woman's life. It's a long life, and a long book. Alma Whittaker is born into a wealthy family and devotes her life to botany and the study of mosses. She focuses on her own quiet gardens, often to the point of overlooking or misunderstanding the needs and sacrifices of those around her. Ultimately Alma proves to be a hardy and adaptable specimen, able to survive and thrive.