{"product_id":"the-garden-both-a-horror-story-and-a-meditation-on-love-at-the-end-of-the-world-extraordinary-emerald-fennell","title":"The Garden: 'Both a horror story and a meditation on love at the end of the world…extraordinary’ Emerald Fennell","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 SALTBURN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Glitters with \u003cb\u003emenace and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e' Emma Stonex, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamplighters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An intriguing mix of psychological mystery and dystopian gothic' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Part fable, part literary thriller...\u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e may be the elusive inheritor to Susanna Clarke's \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ____\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNothing had come over the wall for a very long time.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e....\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What came before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each day is spent tending the bees, planting the crops, dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But then one of them makes a startling discovery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What if their carefully curated life is an illusion? What if the walls no longer keep them safe?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Reminiscent of John Wyndham....absolutely exquisite' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Darkly beautiful... a Gothic, dystopian inversion of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A brilliantly drawn folie à deux ... like Shirley Jackson's \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Lived In The Castle\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e READER'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\u003etop ten.'\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transworld Publishers Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781529923940\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £20.61","offer_id":47901407838385,"sku":"SB-1529923948-C4","price":20.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1529923948.jpg?v=1789393771","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-garden-both-a-horror-story-and-a-meditation-on-love-at-the-end-of-the-world-extraordinary-emerald-fennell","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}