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A Bunch Of Sweet Peas

By (author) Henry Donald
Illustrated by Ann Ross Paterson
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Published: 6th Mar 2003
Dimensions: w 133mm h 177mm d 7mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN-10: 1841953873
ISBN-13: 9781841953878
Barcode No: 9781841953878
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Synopsis
In 1911, in the Scottish Border village of Sprouston, the young parish minister wrote to the Daily Mail for entry forms for its sweet pea competition.The top prize was a staggering GBP1000 and organisers predicted that as many as 15,000 would enter. He could not foretell that the paper's estimate of the number of competitors would be more than doubled, or that a fortnight before the deadline a nation-wide drought would threaten the very existence of the sweet peas he was so painstakingly cultivating. This touching - and beautifully illustrated - tale is based on a true story.

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As pretty and colourful as a spring bouquet, A Bunch of Sweet Peas is the most enchanting, off-beat book of the year so far. * * Evening Times * * What a delightful short story . . . its simple charm would warm the heart on a bleak winter's evening. * * Scottish Home and Country * * Charming. * * Mail on Sunday * *