A Drake at the Door by Derek Tangye - ISBN: 9781472109927
Paperback
Cornwall flower farm, eccentric animals, and one very special duck.

A Drake at the Door

Tales from a Cornish Flower Farm

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    20 February 2014

Summary

The third title in the Minack Chronicles, which tell the story of how Derek and his wife Jeannie left behind their London home to establish a flower farm on the coast of Cornwall. This book takes a closer look at some of the animals who shared the Tangye’s home and surroundings, especially Boris, the Muscovy duck.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472109927
ISBN-10:1472109929
Author:Derek Tangye
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:20 February 2014
Weight:140g
Dimensions:192mm x 110mm x 20mm
Series:Minack Chronicles
About The Author

Derek Tangye

Derek Tangye (1912-1996) was the author of the much-loved books that collectively became known as ‘The Minack Chronicles’. They told the story of how he and his wife Jean left behind their cosmopolitan lifestyle in London to relocate to a clifftop daffodil farm in Cornwall. There they lived in a simple cottage surrounded by their beloved animals, which featured regularly in his books. In their later years, the Tangyes bought the fields next to their cottage which are now preserved as the Minack Chronicles Nature Reserve.

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