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Anatomy of a Rose: The Secret Life of Flowers
Author(s): Sharman Apt Russell (Author)
- Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd
- Publication Date: 2 Aug. 2001
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0434008486
- ISBN-13: 9780434008483
Book Description
An exploration of the sex and science of flowers. This is a botanical journey that reveals the science behind intelligent plants. Bringing together the work of botanists around the globe, this book looks at how they evolved, how they survive and how they heal. It also shows us how flowers regulate their own temperature, attract pollinating bats and even smell like a rotting corpse. Russell also looks at flowers senses and their healing powers, and how they are being used as a main line of defence against childhood lukaemia.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Apt has a gift for making the reader see, and occasionally even smell, the flora she evidently so passionately loves.’ — Sunday Times August 2001 by Ruth Rendell
‘Every page holds a revelation..[the reader is] confronted by so much exuberance, joy and undoubted expertise.’ —
Sunday Times August 2001 by Ruth RendellAbout the Author
Sharman Apt Russell is the author of three previous books, on the American West, none (understandably) published in the UK. She teaches writing at Western New Mexico University.
