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ISBN13: 9780393051834
ISBN10: 0393051838
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Leaving London to grow food for the war effort, Gwen discovers a mysterious lost garden and the story of a love that becomes her own. This word-perfect, heartbreaking novel is set in early 1941 in Britain when the war seems endless and, perhaps, hopeless. London is on fire from the Blitz, and a young woman gardener named Gwen Davis flees from the burning city for the Devon countryside. She has volunteered for the Land Army, and is to be in charge of a group of young girls who will be trained to plant food crops on an old country estate where the gardens have fallen into ruin. Also on the estate, waiting to be posted, is a regiment of Canadian soldiers. For three months, the young women and men will form attachments, living in a temporary rural escape. No one will be more changed by the stay than Gwen. She will inspire the girls to restore the estate gardens, fall in love with a soldier, find her first deep friendship, and bring a lost garden, created for a great love, back to life. While doing so, she will finally come to know herself and a life worth living.

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"The Lost Garden couples a fluid writing style of haunting immediacy with a pervading sense of mystery, of much that is hidden, untold....This is a stunningly beautiful little gem that lingers in the memory like the heady scent of a damask rose." Karen Campbell, The Boston Globe

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"What brings Gwen to life and makes this novel work is Humphrey's meticulous, lucid prose." Margot Livesey, New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

Leaving London for the Land Army to grow food for the war effort, a young woman discovers a mysterious lost garden and the story of a love that becomes her own.
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Helen Humphreys is the author of Afterimage and Leaving Earth, both chosen as Notable Books of the New York Times. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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jeanie, March 10, 2009 (view all comments by jeanie)
Have you ever longed for love? Are you pining for time in your garden? This novel will get you through the last bit of winter to spring.
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ISBN:
9780393051834
Author:
Humphreys, Helen
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Gardening
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Gardens
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England
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Young women
Subject:
Historical fiction
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Soldiers
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Love stories
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War stories
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Female friendship
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Administration of estates
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Canadians
Subject:
Women gardeners
Subject:
World War, 19
Edition Number:
1st American ed.
Edition Description:
American
Series Volume:
024-02
Publication Date:
October 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.46x5.80x.81 in. .78 lbs.
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Product details 224 pages W. W. Norton & Company - English 9780393051834 Reviews:
"Review" by , "The Lost Garden couples a fluid writing style of haunting immediacy with a pervading sense of mystery, of much that is hidden, untold....This is a stunningly beautiful little gem that lingers in the memory like the heady scent of a damask rose."
"Review" by , "What brings Gwen to life and makes this novel work is Humphrey's meticulous, lucid prose."
"Synopsis" by , Leaving London for the Land Army to grow food for the war effort, a young woman discovers a mysterious lost garden and the story of a love that becomes her own.
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