First published 2013
Orphaned and bitter, Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's remote Yorkshire estate, a pale and friendless child dropped into a world of silence and secrets. The massive manor holds more than just rooms of dusty furniture - it conceals a walled garden that has been locked away for years, as abandoned as Mary herself. When she discovers a hidden key and slips inside the overgrown space, something shifts. With the help of a local boy and her growing determination, Mary begins to coax life back into the garden's dormant soil. But someone wants the garden to remain forgotten, and Mary must uncover the estate's deep-rooted mysteries before her fragile new world can take root.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, 19th-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: England
Period: 19th Century, 20th Century
340 pages · Hardcover · Timber Press