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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841953878

RRP: £8.99

PAGES: 64

PUBLICATION DATE:
March 6, 2003

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A Bunch of Sweet Peas

Henry Donald

In 1911, in the Scottish Border village of Sprouston, the young parish minister wrote to the Daily Mail for entry forms for its sweet pea competition. The top prize was a staggering GBP1000 and organisers predicted that as many as 15,000 would enter. He could not foretell that the paper’s estimate of the number of competitors would be more than doubled, or that a fortnight before the deadline a nation-wide drought would threaten the very existence of the sweet peas he was so painstakingly cultivating. This touching – and beautifully illustrated – tale is based on a true story.

Reviews of A Bunch of Sweet Peas

* As pretty and colourful as a spring bouquet, A Bunch of Sweet Peas is the most enchanting, off-beat book of the year so far. Evening Times * What a delightful short story … its simple charm would warm the heart on a bleak winter's evening. Scottish Home and Country * Charming. Mail on Sunday

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Henry Donald

HENRY DONALD was born in Haddington near Edinburgh and educated at McGill University, Montreal. He taught in Canada, England and Scotland, and as an actor toured with Sir John Martin-Harvey. He was associated with the BBC for over twenty years as producer, broadcaster, drama critic and writer.