Title: Bullaun Press The Rarest Fruit The Life of Edmond Albius.
Publisher: Bullaun Press
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1739842383
ISBN 13: 9781739842383
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Dimensions: 1.6 centimeters width by 19.8 centimeters height by 12.9 centimeters depth
Weight: 170 grams

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1829. Sainte-Suzanne, Bourbon Island. A Black orphan, a slave of only 7 weeks, is placed – as if by fate – into the arms of Ferr�ol Beaumont, a botanist with a passion for orchids. He raises this child, Edmond, teaching him all he knows of the lush plants that populate his tropical garden.

At 12 years old, the illiterate young prodigy unlocks the secret to hand-pollinating the vanilla orchid, revolutionizing not only the island’s economy but French patisserie, perfumes & more. While his discovery brings prosperity to others, the exhilarating aroma of the vanilla flower soon dissipates for Edmond as a bitter reality stretches out before him – his brilliance unrecognized, his name forgotten.

“Thousands of delicate, early flowers have just bloomed on Edmond’s vanilla plants. They look like garlands of light, decorations for a wake on stakes that reach up to the sky. But their fragile radiance, the rarity of their brilliant fruit, the taste of vanilla they leave on the tongue – none of it matters anymore.”

Winner of Prix du Roman M�tis Etudiants (2024)
Winner of Prix Andr� Dubreuil du Premier Roman (2020)

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