The Knot by Jane Borodale

An Elizabethan Herbalist Faces Trouble Beneath The Surface

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In Somerset in 1565, Henry Lyte devotes himself to a translation of a Dutch herbal and an intricate garden with a knot at its centre. Natural science is opening new possibilities, and Henry's pursuit of knowledge threatens to draw him away from the demands of family life. Remarried after the death of his first wife, he hopes his work will help him leave earlier suffering behind. But the low-lying land is vulnerable, his household is uneasy and long-standing tensions are beginning to emerge. When his father's death releases his stepmother Joan's hostility, Henry discovers that the world he is trying to cultivate may be far less secure than he imagined.