A tidy little book, essentially a collection of small, 2-pagers for each flower, much of it about when they were first "discovered" by W. European explorers or missionaries, and introduced to W. Europe. I was hoping for something that maybe incorporated a bit more of a plant's etymology by way of folklore -- nevertheless, a nice appetizer for someone who likes history, plants, and historical fun facts about plants. Also, bibliography section is excellent.
I don't typically leap to leave poor reviews, but in this case, I believe this is a Public Service Announcement: the French bits in the audio version are shockingly substandard. The author sources and cites for the book original, archival documents written in French yet for some bizarre reason, the media company responsible for the audio format decided a narrator without even a passable ability for French pronunciation was suitable.
A well researched and widely reviewed accounting of the French Revolution, one of, if not the defining dethronment (arguably, gone awry) to embody the Enlightenment's influence across Western Europe. A topic of such historic magnitude deserves better than shoddy French, imo.
While I cannot recommend this audio edition, it isn't a reflection of the book -- I do still intend to read it.
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