The Walled Garden
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LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL FICTION
NOVEL OF THE YEARA luminous debut novel about love, the trauma of
war and the miracle of human resilience, for readers of Anna Hope,
Sadie Jones and Elizabeth Jane Howard. No one survives war
unscathed. But even in the darkest days, seeds of hope can grow.It
is 1946 and in the village of Oakbourne the men are home from the
war. Their bodies are healing but their psychological wounds run
deep. Everyone is scarred - those who fought and those left
behind.Alice Rayne is married to Stephen, heir to crumbling
Oakbourne Hall. Once a sweet, gentle man, he has returned a bitter
and angry stranger, destroyed by what he has seen and done,
tormented by secrets Alice can only guess at. Lonely and
increasingly afraid of the man her husband has become, Alice must
try to pick up the pieces of her marriage and save Oakbourne Hall
from total collapse.She begins with the walled garden and, as it
starts to bear fruit, she finds herself drawn into a new, forbidden
love. Set in the Suffolk countryside as it moves from winter to
spring, The Walled Garden is a captivating love story and a
timeless, moving exploration of trauma and the miracle of human
resilience. 'Richly evocative and transporting' Stacey Halls'A
heartbreaking tale, vividly dramatised' Rachel Hore'Tender and
lyrical .. . This beautiful book had notes of both Elizabeth von
Arnim and Elizabeth Jane Howard.More please!' Natasha
Solomons'Touching, absorbing . . .A beautifully written story that
will especially appeal to Rachel Hore fans' Daily Mail'A poignant
drama . . .What happens when war ends? How do people move on after
what they've seen and possibly done? Hardy explores these complex
themes in this gentle but powerful novel. There'll be tears, but
this evocative read is worth every one' Book of the Month, Woman
and Home'An enveloping story to savour' Kate Sawyer, Costa
shortlisted author of The Stranding'Written with great delicacy and
feeling' Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome'Hardy's
supremely observed novel blossoms like a rose-sharp and pointed,
and stunningly beautiful' Inga Vesper, author of The Long, Long
Afternoon'A poignant, powerful novel about aftermath, trauma and
hope' Katie Lumsden, author of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
Výber kníh autorov
Manilla Press ,
Sarah Hardy
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Manilla Press,
Sarah Hardy
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Slovart
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Slovart
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