The Lost Garden
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In spring 1941, when
London is under attack, Gwen Davis escapes the city for Devon, where she will
instruct young girls in growing crops for the Home Front. There, she meets two
people who will change her life forever: Raley, a Canadian officer awaiting
posting to the Front with his men; and Jane, a frail but free spirit whose
fiancé is missing in action. Through them, Gwen comes to understand the
unbelievable joy and the unbearable risks of love. Called “exquisite” by The
New York Times, this beautifully nuanced novel received rave reviews around
the world.
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Critical Praise for
The Lost Garden
“A triumph: written in perfect pitch by a writer whose heart is as open as
her eyes.”
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Toronto Star
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Coventry
On the evening of November 14, 1940, Harriet stands on the roof of the cathedral in the British town of Coventry and marvels at the magnificence of frost glittering beneath a full moon. But it is a bomber’s moon. The Germans are coming to unleash destruction. For Harriet, Jeremy, the young...
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Wild Dogs
THERE ARE SIX people who gather every evening at the edge of the woods, calling their dogs to come back to them, dogs that have turned wild. Amongst the group of owners is Lily, a young woman scarred both physically and emotionally; Jamie, a teen with an attraction to bad company; and Rachel, a...
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The Lost Garden, Gift Edition
Reviewers rhapsodize about Helen Humphreys’ “graceful,” “fluid” and “perfectly executed” writing. Readers are enchanted by her powerful and poignant story. Both groups agree that The Lost Garden is a small, subtle masterpiece, deserving of its bestseller status and its listing as a New York Times...
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