Jeanne in the gardens
Jeanne in the Gardens is a novel by the writer Fanny Deschamps and was first published in 1983. The action takes place in France at the time of King Louis XV. and is continued in the book " Jeanne over the seas ". Philibert Commerson (born November 18, 1727 in Châtillon-les-Dombes, born March 13, 1773 in Ile-de-France), a French scientist who actually lived, was the godfather for the character of Philibert in the novel.
action
The leitmotifs of the novel are fragrant flowers and gardens, rustling silk fabrics , joie de vivre and feminine independence Jeannes, from two differently loved men.
At the age of fifteen, Jeanne was a clever protégé of the Baroness de Bouhey and a skilled gardener in a castle in the Dombes . She is full of longing for the sea and her secretly loved Philibert Aubriot, a doctor and botanist who taught her the science of plants and herbs. But when the black curly corsair and Knight of Malta Vincent arrives at a hunting party, ready to open up his heart, his ship and distant islands to her ...
At seventeen, Jeanne was on her way to Paris as the “secretary” of the ambitious Doctor Philibert Aubriot “in pants”, who was appointed botanist at the Royal Gardens.
There, nineteen-year-old Jeanne puts her profound knowledge of the healing power and beautifying effect of plants in the service of noble society, explores the Paris Templar quarter and even discusses with Denis Diderot . In doing so, she knows how to carefully use the Duc de Richelieu's desire until the world-class Chevalier Vincent comes back into her life and makes demands. Jeanne and Vincent spend a night together, whereupon Vincent asks Jeanne to choose between him and Philibert, who has since become ill. Jeanne stays with her sick boyfriend and Vincent leaves disappointed.
literature
- Fanny Deschamps: Jeanne in the gardens. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1983, ISBN 3498012460
media
- Audio book : “Jeanne in the Gardens”, spoken by Ulla Ehrenberg, 19.5 hours