Apple

The latest in the excellent Botanical series examines the mythology and history of this sweet source of temptation. * Gardens Illustrated * An erudite text is presented in an easy flowing manner so it makes you want to learn more about the subject. The wide range of photographs, mostly in colour, add to the pleasure . . . Everyone concerned with this series ought to be congratulated. * Yorkshire Gazette and Herald * Apple is a fascinating overview and insight into the role that the titular fruit has played in human society over many centuries, as an essential foodstuff, a source of intoxicating enjoyment, and as a symbolic icon of a wide range of individual causes, local pride, political movements, and commercial branding. I for one found it a hugely rewarding read. * Notes from the Orchard *