Published in hardback as "The Peachgrowers' Almanac", this is the story of Victorian twin sisters with a passion for botany and a yearning for freedom from the constraints of society. Described as '"Flashman" for girls.'
Lilian and Alice are the bright young twin daughters of the eccentric Mr Talbot, who resides in a huge mansion stuffed full of fossils, inventions, suits of armour, botanical specimens and other specimens of his sprawling collection of curiosities.
Lilian and Alice are the bright young twin daughters of the eccentric Mr Talbot, who resides in a huge mansion stuffed full of fossils, inventions, suits of armour, botanical specimens and other specimens of his sprawling collection of curiosities.