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  • Location: London

A Thousand Paper Birds

A Thousand Paper Birds

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2000s: An intimate portrait of five inextricably linked lives, spanning one calendar year at Kew Gardens

  • ISBN: 978-1408878637
  • Genre: Fiction

What you need to know before your trail

Jonah sits on a bench in Kew Gardens, thinking about his wife who died suddenly, trying to get his life back together.

Chloe, meanwhile finds solace in origami but when she meets Jonah, her carefully constructed defences threaten to fall.

Also in Kew this day is Milly, a child who finds beauty everywhere she goes. But where is her mother and where does she go when the gardens are closed?

Then there is Harry whose passion is to save plants from extinction. He works with plants every day despite having no roots of his own.

Audrey links these strangers together. This is a novel but also a love letter to a garden and a hymn to lost things.

Travel Guide

Kew Gardens

Created by Artist Livi Gosling (c) Bloomsbury

Created by Artist Livi Gosling (c) Bloomsbury

A gorgeous setting for a heartwarming story – the garden is a character in itself. There are some 33,000 species of native and exotic plants, trees and flowers here, spaces to roam and forget life for a while, to connect with nature and to take time to think.

There is more than trees and plants here though for this is a space in a bustling city, a haven of peace and tranquility but also a place of joy and sorrow

Gardens are all about the cycle of life and the old saying ‘ stop and smell the flowers’ can offer a chance to heal, take care of the little things in life and take time to appreciate what is around you.
It’s a world heritage site too

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Author/Guide Tor Udall  Destination: London  Departure Time: 2000s

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