Semper Augustus

by Mackenzi Lee · 2019

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Set in 1637 Holland at the height of the Dutch tulip mania, a flower girl in love with her mistress must decide whether or not to dupe her beloved's father by selling him a false Semper Augustus bulb, the most valuable tulip of its time, in order to save herself and her brother.

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young adult

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