The Garden 9781804993750 Paperback

EXTRAORDINARY… it already feels like a classic EMERALD FENNELL, Oscar-winning director of WUTHERING HEIGHTS and SALTBURNA literary twist on The Secret Garden for fans of Shirley Jackson, Piranesi and Unsettled Ground….Glitters with menace and mystery Emma Stonex, bestselling author ofThe LamplightersPart fable, part literary thrillermay be the elusive inheritor to Susanna ClarkesPiranesiVulture____Nothing had come over the wall for a very long time..In 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 came before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know.Each day is spent tending the bees, planting the crops, dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother.But then one of them makes a startling discovery.What if their carefully curated life is an illusion? What if the walls no longer keep them safe?An intriguing mix of psychological mystery and dystopian gothicGuardianReminiscent of John Wyndham.absolutely exquisiteDaily MailDarkly beautiful a Gothic, dystopian inversion ofThe Secret GardenGood HousekeepingA brilliantly drawn folie deux … like Shirley Jackson’sWe Have Always Lived In The Castle-SFXREADER’S RESPONSES to THE GARDEN:Definitely one of themost original books Ive ever readand I loved every moment of the reading experience 5-star reader reviewLOVED this. Reminiscent of Shirley Jacksons We Have Always Lived In The Castle and Susanna Clarkes Piranesi 5-star reader reviewNewman’s writing style and world-building arepoetic and evocative, yetalso eerie and suspenseful. 5-star reader reviewWOW! I wasabsolutely engrossedin this genre-bender for two days straight. 5-star reader reviewFans of Emily St. John Mandel, Lily Brooks-Dalton, and Charlotte McConaghy will enjoy this book. 5-star reader reviewPart Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, part Lord of the Flies, partShirley Jackson: all itself 5-star reader reviewNick Newmans distinctly creepy, quirky, mountingly tense post apocalyptic Gothic Garden of Eden novel isdefinitely weird, and remarkably wonderful. 5-star reader reviewGave me a mixture of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and I Capture the Castle vibes 5-star reader reviewOutstanding. I was hooked on the story from the beginning. It had such a weird, evocative vibe from the beginning. 5-star reader reviewWhatever else I read in 2025, it’s definitely going to be one of mytop ten.5-star reader review