{"product_id":"9781529923940-garden","title":"The Garden","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting, ethereal and beautiful twist on The Secret Garden, for fans of Shirley Jackson, Piranesi and Unsettled Ground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Extraordinary. it already feels like a classic\u003c\/b\u003e’ Emerald Fennell, Oscar-winning director of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and SALTBURN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e seductive\u003c\/b\u003e modern fairytale' Emma Stonex, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamplighters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. For as long as they can remember, Evelyn and Lily have only had each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach day is spent in languid service to their home: tending the bees, planting the crops, and dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. So, when a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the centre of this new Eden, the reality of their existence is irrevocably shattered. Who is he? And where did he come from?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREADER'S RESPONSES to THE GARDEN:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Definitely one of the \u003cb\u003emost original books I’ve ever read\u003c\/b\u003e and I loved every moment of the reading experience’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eLOVED this\u003c\/b\u003e. Reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived In The Castle” and Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi”’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Newman's writing style and world-building are \u003cb\u003epoetic and evocative\u003c\/b\u003e, yet \u003cb\u003ealso eerie and suspenseful\u003c\/b\u003e.’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘WOW! I was \u003cb\u003eabsolutely engrossed\u003c\/b\u003e in this genre-bender for two days straight.’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFans of Emily St. John Mandel\u003c\/b\u003e, Lily Brooks-Dalton, and Charlotte McConaghy will enjoy this book.’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Part Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, part Lord of the Flies, part \u003cb\u003eShirley Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e : all itself’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nick Newman’s distinctly creepy, quirky, mountingly tense post apocalyptic Gothic Garden of Eden novel is \u003cb\u003edefinitely weird, and remarkably wonderful\u003c\/b\u003e.’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gave me a mixture of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and I Capture the Castle vibes’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eOutstanding. I was hooked on the story from the beginning\u003c\/b\u003e. It had such a weird, evocative vibe from the beginning.’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Whatever else I read in 2025, it's definitely going to be one of my\u003cb\u003e top ten.’ \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563272946038,"sku":"9781529923940","price":12.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33975582.jpg?v=1753427668","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529923940-garden","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}