The Girls in the Garden: A Novel
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“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?
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I kind of liked this book and also I kind of hated it. The writing is nice, as in all of her books. But I really didn’t like the ending. Spoilers ahead. What kind of ending is that?? The mentally ill father just turns up again and is healed and well so that they can be a family again. Happily ever after. I hated that. Seems like the author has no idea how mental illness works and just used this sensitive topic to make the book more interesting. And then the most important thing: Grace is not only not dead, but barely injured. We know who gave her the sleeping pills and we know why but there are literally NO consequences for either of them. They all live happily ever after. What a great lesson to teach young people. And then Leo. My god, what an asshole of a man and everyone keeps protecting him. He is disgustingly close to the kids and touchy as hell and his wife finds out that he kissed another woman and pretended to be that girls dad and that’s somehow okay? Again, everyone’s lives happily ever after with no consequences at all. I hated the message of the book which was basically you can do whatever the hell you want without any consequences.
Description
“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?
Book Information
Posts
I kind of liked this book and also I kind of hated it. The writing is nice, as in all of her books. But I really didn’t like the ending. Spoilers ahead. What kind of ending is that?? The mentally ill father just turns up again and is healed and well so that they can be a family again. Happily ever after. I hated that. Seems like the author has no idea how mental illness works and just used this sensitive topic to make the book more interesting. And then the most important thing: Grace is not only not dead, but barely injured. We know who gave her the sleeping pills and we know why but there are literally NO consequences for either of them. They all live happily ever after. What a great lesson to teach young people. And then Leo. My god, what an asshole of a man and everyone keeps protecting him. He is disgustingly close to the kids and touchy as hell and his wife finds out that he kissed another woman and pretended to be that girls dad and that’s somehow okay? Again, everyone’s lives happily ever after with no consequences at all. I hated the message of the book which was basically you can do whatever the hell you want without any consequences.