{"product_id":"girl-in-the-garden-paperback","title":"Girl in the Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMelanie Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Soulful and exquisite, this novel blooms with the beauty of humanity.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In this exceptional novel, Melanie Wallace conveys the depths and complexities of life in a seemingly uneventful New England village. \u003cem\u003eThe Girl in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e strikingly affirms Eudora Welty's belief 'that one place understood helps us understand all other places better.'\"--Ron Rash, author of \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Powerful...A quiet, contemplative novel that builds slowly and leaves a lasting impact.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When June arrives on the coast of New England, baby in arms, an untrustworthy man by her side, Mabel--who rents them a cabin--senses trouble. A few days later, the girl and her child are abandoned.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e June is soon placed with Mabel's friend, Iris, in town, and her life becomes entwined with a number of locals who have known each other for decades: a wealthy recluse with a tragic past; a widow in mourning; a forsaken daughter returning for the first time in years, with a stranger in tow; and a kindly WWII veteran who serves as the town's sage. Surrounded by the personal histories and secrets of others, June finds the way forward for herself and her son becoming determined by the others' pasts, including loves--and crimes--from years ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In vivid, nuanced prose, Melanie Wallace--\"a writer with a tender regard for the marginal, the missing, and the lost\" (Hilary Mantel)--explores the time-tested bonds of a small community, the healing power of friendship and love, and whether the wrongs of the past can ever be made right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMELANIE WALLACE is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Housekeeper, \u003c\/i\u003e which was long-listed for the Orange Prize, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Horse Dreaming, \u003c\/i\u003e which was long-listed (in translation, as \u003ci\u003eSauvages\u003c\/i\u003e) for France's Prix Femina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760961978656,"sku":"9781328745712","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5005c533856f4a96e08ff80761700bd.webp?v=1780195368","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/girl-in-the-garden-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}