Virgin Earth: A gripping historical romance from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now – Philippa Gregory’s landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 … Sequel to the outstanding historical novel Earthly Joys, and written by the bestselling Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin’s Lover. John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father’s unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when England descends into Civil War. Fleeing from the chaos, John travels to the Royalist colony of Virginia in America. But the virgin land is not uninhabited. John’s plant hunting brings him to live with the native people, and he learns to love and respect their way of life just as it is threatened by the colonial settlers. In the new world and the old, the established order is breaking down and every family has to find its own way of surviving. For the Tradescants, through the upheavals of the Commonwealth and the Restoration, this means consolidating their reputations as the greatest gardeners in the country. As a top bestseller, Virgin Earth by the Sunday Times bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, continues to captivate readers with its blend of literary fiction and political sagas. The narrative, rich in historical context, takes us on a journey from the urban chaos of Civil War England to the untouched landscapes of Virginia, offering a profound exploration of survival, adaptation, and the human connexion to nature. For fans of Alison Weir (Mary I), Elizabeth Chadwick (The Royal Rebel), Ken Follett (The Armour of Light), Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale), and Anne R. Bailey (The Lady Ursula).