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1) The hedge
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After taking a summer job restoring the garden of a 19th century estate, garden historian Maud is torn between her new flame, archaeologist Gabriel, and her duty to her two daughters, Ella and Louise.
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John Alves, son of a famous Presbyterian martyr on the Portuguese island of Madeira, spends his childhood in jail and in poverty. When he meets Mary Freitas--though the adopted daughter of a master botanist, her true lineage is the subject of dangerous rumor--a spark kindles a lasting bond. But soon their families must confront the rising blood tide of warfare between Catholics and Protestants. Fleeing with only what they can carry, John and Mary...