Torn between his loyalty to his country and family and his love for a Powhatan girl who embodies the freedom he seeks, John has to find himself before he is prepared to choose his direction in the virgin land. Martin's Press, 26.95 (576pp) ISBN 978-7-8 In the stand-alone sequel to her Earthly Joys, Gregory follows royal gardener John. Only the native American peoples understand the forest, and John is drawn to their way of life just as they come into fatal conflict with the colonial settlers. BUY THIS BOOK Virgin Earth Philippa Gregory. Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover.

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