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Highlights
- "Peter Marren is a master storyteller and gifted with an inimitable gallows humour.
- About the Author: Peter Marren is an award-winning natural-history writer and conservationist.
- 288 Pages
- Nature, Plants
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About the Book
A lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant and fungal worlds and how their lives intertwine with ours.Book Synopsis
"Peter Marren is a master storyteller and gifted with an inimitable gallows humour. He was destined to write The Devil's Garden." Richard Mabey
A lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours. Some plants and fungi - those we cultivate in farms, gardens and allotments - are pretty, useful or edible. Others are more troublesome: poisonous, or with painful stings, sinister looks or foul smells. In the medieval mind, these would be the flowers of the devil, planted on earth to torment humankind. The infamous death cap mushroom, innocent-looking but lethal. The monstrous corpse flower, with a stench to match its name. The mandrake, said to scream if uprooted. In this deeply insightful and unflinching read, naturalist and conservationist Peter Marren explores the world's 'worst' plants and fungi and the ways they maim, murder and make mischief to get by. These species have rich histories, steeped in folklore and superstition, but there are also biological reasons behind why they are the way they are. Step into the devil's garden and discover their stories, amusing as they are unexpected and gripping as they are horrifying.About the Author
Peter Marren is an award-winning natural-history writer and conservationist. A wildlife polymath, his writings extend from journalism, obituaries, book reviews and opinion pieces to humour and news summaries for the likes of Whitaker's Almanack. He was a regular contributor to British Wildlife magazine for 33 years and is the author of more than 20 books, including Bugs Britannica, Chasing the Ghost, After They're Gone, and Mushrooms and Rare Plants in the British Wildlife Collection series.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Plants
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Theme: Mushrooms
Format: Hardcover
Author: Peter Marren
Language: English
Street Date: July 7, 2026
TCIN: 1005848558
UPC: 9781399425469
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-2542
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
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