Statue of Limitations
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In this delightful new series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mysteries,...
ClareR (5996 KP) rated The Garden in Books
Oct 14, 2025
The story starts off very gently: two elderly sisters, living in the grounds of a big house, one working tirelessly in the garden in order to provide them with enough food, the other joining in here and there, but mostly she’s preoccupied with practicing her dance routine. Outside the gardens walls lies unknown danger. One mustn’t even look beyond the wall.
And then a young boy arrives and everything changes. The outside comes inside.
I loved this. The rules the women live by, set by their mother decades ago, are there to keep them safe, but there’s no room for manoeuvre. So when they’re faced with the unexpected, they don’t know what to do. There’s a climate disaster angle too, and gives the reader a scenario of what might happen if we continue on our current trajectory. Changing seasons, drought, sandstorms.
This novel is so atmospheric. There’s an undercurrent of dread and impending doom, and the descriptions of the garden, cottage and land are quite beautiful.
Wonderful writing and a wonderful story. Highly recommended!
The Men with the Movie Camera: The Poetics of Visual Style in Soviet Avant-Garde Cinema of the 1920s
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Unlike previous studies of the Soviet avant-garde during the silent era, which have regarded the...
Cinema of Actuality: Japanese Avant-Garde Filmmaking in the Season of Image Politics
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During the 1960s and early 1970s, Japanese avant-garde filmmakers intensely explored the shifting...
Melissa (4 KP) rated The Secret Garden in Books
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Snowdrops
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On the Farm
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A charming and colourful picture wordbook about life on a farm, ideal for teaching babies and young...