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The girls in the garden : a novel / Lisa Jewell.
Summary:
Deep in the heart of London, in a lush communal square, as a festive garden party is taking place, a thirteen year-old girl lies unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?
Imagine that you live on a pictresque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children are free, in and out of other people's houses. Your neighbours have been living here for generations and you trust them implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? When a father's schizophrenic break ends in tragedy, Clare must abscond with her two daughters, Grace and Pip, leaving their old home behind. Th idyllic Virginia Park appears to be the perfect opportunity for the three of them to forge a new life. Clare soon befriends stay-at-home mother Adele and her devastatingly charming husband Leo and the girls become enmeshed in a clique of neighbourhood children. Everyone seems so welcoming. Then one midsummer night, as a festive neighbourhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her thirteen -year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bleeding in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her? And who is responsible? Dark secrets, a devastating mystery, and the games both adults and children play all swirl together in this gripping novel.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476792217 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781501146626 (Atria pbk export ed.)
- Physical Description: 313 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- First published in Great Britain by Century in 2015.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Teenage girls > Crimes against > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Neighborhoods > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Mystery fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Russell and District Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Library | AF JEW (Text) | 36730000153916 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Deep in the heart of London, in a lush communal square, as a festive garden party is taking place, a thirteen year-old girl lies unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner. What really happened to her? And who is responsible? For fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes comes a family drama with a dark mystery at its core, from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell. - Baker & Taylor
When a young girl discovers her thirteen-year-old sister lying unconscious from an attack during a festive neighborhood party, the once-picturesque garden-square community is thrown into turmoil by the awareness that someone among them may be responsible. - Baker & Taylor
When a young girl discovers her 13-year-old sister lying unconscious from an attack during a festive neighborhood party, the once-picturesque garden-square community is thrown into turmoil by the awareness that someone among them may be responsible. By theNew York Times best-selling author of The Third Wife . - Simon and Schuster
One of People's, Glamour's, and Buzzfeed's Best Reads of Summer, from the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone
'Jewell expertly builds suspense by piling up domestic misunderstandings and more plot twists than an SVU episode. It's a page-turner for readers who like beach reads on the dark side.' 'People
'Faithful to the thriller genre, Jewell makes liberal use of red herrings and plot twists' The answer to the whodunit is a sly'and satisfying'surprise.' 'The New York Times
'Full of suspense yet emotionally grounded'Fans of Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Carla Buckley will adore this peek inside a gated community that truly takes care of its own, no matter the consequences." 'Booklist (starred review)
Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses. You've known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really?
On a midsummer night, as a festive neighborhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her thirteen-year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?