In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road, lies a neglected community garden. Once a sanctuary for people when they needed it most, the garden’s gate is now firmly closed. And that’s exactly how Winston at No.79 likes it – anything to avoid his irritating new next-door neighbour.

But when a mystery parcel drops on Winston’s doormat – a curious bundle of photographs of a community garden, HIS garden, bursting with life years ago – a seed of an idea is planted.

Somewhere out there, a secret gardener made a decades-old promise to keep the community’s spirit alive. And now it’s time for The Twilight Garden to come out of hibernation...

Sweeping through the 1970s to a modern corner of London, this is a life-affirming story of small spaces, small pleasures – and a community lost and found.

Two warring London neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the word-of-mouth hit The Reading List. Between the houses of No.77 and No.79 on Stoke Newington Green in London, there is a shared garden. It was a beautiful thing once, a little oasis in a bustling city. Now it's overgrown and neglected, an empty patch of greenery lost to time. But that suits neighbors Winston and Bernice just fine--their houses may share the garden, but they're not exactly neighborly. But one day, a mysterious parcel drops through Winston's door at No.77. It contains no note, only a bundle of photographs of the shared garden many years ago--vibrant with flowers and wildlife, filled with people from every corner of the community. Is someone trying to tell them something? As a seed is planted. Winston and Bernice lay down their arms and pick up their gardening gloves. As they dig and plant, scrub and water, the garden begins to come out of hibernation--and the frostiness between them slowly begins to thaw. In finding their green fingers, the unlikely pair also start to hatch a bigger plan--could the shared garden help to revive the community spirit that's been languishing for so long? With a little help from the secret gardener sending the parcels, they're determined to find out. Told with warmth and spirit, The Shared Garden is a love letter to the little acts of kindness that can change a life. It's a story of growth and community, and how when we dig in together, there's always hope of a brighter future...

*Discover the magic of The Twilight Garden, the brand new novel from Sara Nisha Adams – available to buy now* *A finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction, discover this year’s most uplifting and heart-warming debut* ‘Absolutely gorgeous’ RUTH WARE ‘A joyful, uplifting read!’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A captivating debut’ HEIDI SWAIN ________________________________________________________________ A faded list. Nine favourite stories. For two strangers, friendship is only a page away . . . When Mukesh Patel pops to the local library, forgoing his routine of grocery shopping and David Attenborough documentaries, he has no idea his life’s about to change. He meets Aleisha, a reluctant librarian and the keeper of a curious reading list – just a scrappy piece of paper with the names of 9 stories. It doesn’t seem anything special. Yet something tells her to keep it close . . . Story by story, Mukesh and Aleisha work their way through the list – their worries slipping away with every encounter, with every world discovered in their unlikely book club of two. A fresh chance at life, at friendship, wasn’t on the cards for these lonely souls – but every story starts somewhere . . . Everyone’s getting swept away with The Reading List: ‘Oh this book – what a glorious, emotional, powerful and uplifting read’ Netgalley reviewer ‘A lovely story about the power of books and libraries’ Libby Page ‘A gorgeous debut novel about the power reading has to bring people together’ Red ‘If you love books, read this. If you love crying with sadness, crying with happiness, and feeling like you have been wrapped in the blanket of someone else's life, read this’ Debbie Johnson ‘Joyous, uplifting and reminds us what it feels like to find a book we connect with’ Netgalley reviewer ‘It’s a perfect escape for anyone who wants to be reminded of the power of stories’ Stephanie Butland ‘A beautiful book about the joys of reading and connecting with people’ Netgalley reviewer ‘A stunning debut that broke my heart and put it back together again’ Radiya Hafiza

The uplifting, unforgettable new novel from the acclaimed author of The Reading List Welcome to the shared garden - a place where everyone can find belonging . . . A gorgeously life-affirming novel about community, identity & blossoming friendships from a bright new voice, Sara Nisha Adams.