
The seed collectors
"Scarlett Thomas's novel is widely admired for its bold structural ambition and richly philosophical ideas, though some readers find its sprawling cast and digressive style more intellectually dazzling than emotionally satisfying."
"I have no idea why everyone thinks nature is so benign and glorious and wonderful. All nature is trying to do is kill us as efficiently as possible." Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love.
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- Seed CollectorsPublished · 2017Publisher · Counterpoint PressPages · 396Lang · ENGISBN · 9781619029514
- Seed CollectorsPublished · 2016Publisher · Canongate BooksPages · 384Lang · ENGISBN · 9781847679222
The seed collectorsPublished · 2015Publisher · CanongatePages · 374Lang · ENGISBN · 9781847679208
Community reviews
- RRachael Barker7/8/2026
Thoroughly entertaining fantasy-meets family dynamics.