A luminous debut novel about love, the trauma of war and the
miracle of human resilience, for readers of Anna Hope, Sadie Jones
and Elizabeth Jane Howard. No one survives war unscathed. But even
in the darkest days, seeds of hope can grow. It is 1946 and in the
village of Oakbourne the men are home from the war. Their bodies
are healing but their psychological wounds run deep. Everyone is
scarred - those who fought and those left behind. Alice Rayne is
married to Stephen, heir to crumbling Oakbourne Hall. Once a sweet,
gentle man, he has returned a bitter and angry stranger, destroyed
by what he has seen and done, tormented by secrets Alice can only
guess at. Lonely and increasingly afraid of the man her husband has
become, Alice must try to pick up the pieces of her marriage and
save Oakbourne Hall from total collapse. She begins with the walled
garden and, as it starts to bear fruit, she finds herself drawn
into a new, forbidden love. Set in the Suffolk countryside as it
moves from winter to spring, The Walled Garden is a captivating
love story and a timeless, moving exploration of trauma and the
miracle of human resilience. 'Richly evocative and transporting'
Stacey Halls 'A heartbreaking tale, vividly dramatised' Rachel Hore
'Tender and lyrical . . . This beautiful book had notes of both
Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Jane Howard. More please!'
Natasha Solomons 'An enveloping story to savour' Kate Sawyer, Costa
shortlisted author of The Stranding 'Written with great delicacy
and feeling' Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome 'Hardy's
supremely observed novel blossoms like a rose-sharp and pointed,
and stunningly beautiful' Inga Vesper, author of The Long, Long
Afternoon
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