February Book Club: The Botanist’s Assistant
All are welcome to join us via zoom in February to discuss Peggy Townsend’s The Botanist’s Assistant. We’ll meet at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. Message me for a zoom link. This was one of my favorite reads of 2025 with it’s mix of quirky heroine and smart sleuthing, with plant facts as a side delight. Here’s my review:
I could not have loved this utterly charming mystery more. It’s original, it’s well written, it’s well plotted, and it has a wonderful main character in botanist Margaret Finch. Much like her name, Margaret resembles a large bird (and she is in fact referred to as Big Bird behind her back), and she values order, cleanliness and science above all else. In her work as a research assistant in a lab, these qualities serve her well. It’s people she has trouble with, not plants.