{"product_id":"9781805462347","title":"The Garden : A haunting feminist historical novel for fans of Shirley Jackson","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Beams, Clare \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFantasy\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 August 2024 by ATLANTIC BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e223 x 146 x 29 | 446g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author comes an eerie, psychologically thrilling novel about womanhood and bodily autonomy'Pet Sematary meets Rosemary's Baby with a literary sheen' NEW YORK TIMES'A feminist voice for the 21st century' JOYCE CAROL OATES'Prepare to be haunted' RACHEL YODERIt's 1948, and Irene Willard has had five miscarriages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's desperate to give her beloved husband the child he desperately desires and, now pregnant for the sixth time, checks in to an isolated house-cum-hospital run by a husband-and-wife team of doctors who are pioneering a cure, they say, to 'rectify the maternal environment'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, she befriends Margaret and Pearl, women who are also yearning for motherhood, and together, they undertake the doctors' examinations, both physical and psychological. In the meantime, she discovers a long-forgotten walled garden on the spacious grounds, a place imbued with its own impenetrable powers and pulls. As the doctors' plans begin to crumble, Irene and her fellow patients make a desperate bid to harness the power of the garden for themselves - and must face the incalculable risks associated with such incalculable rewards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunting, uncanny and unforgettable, The Garden exhumes private griefs and mysteries in a stunning gothic that explores the ways that women's bodies are policed and manipulated.  More praise for The Garden'Truly original' DAILY MAIL'Page-turning, horror-infused' LITHUB'A dreamlike chiller' OBSERVER'I'm in awe if this book' JESSAMINE CHAN'A shimmering, strange, important novel' RUFI THORPE\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45802807460099,"sku":"9781805462347","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781805462347.jpg?v=1731405932","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781805462347","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}