{"product_id":"9781804993750","title":"The Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA literary 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‘Glitters with\u003cb\u003e menace and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e’ Emma Stonex\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\u003e\u003cu\u003eREADER''S RESPONSES to THE GARDEN:\u003c\/u\u003e\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, mounti\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50039762878712,"sku":"EB_LI0700_E05-05_SYDNEY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781804993750-1_73cfdfae-db3f-4abe-8c94-e837d6f9b3a2.jpg?v=1791703349","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781804993750","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}