{"product_id":"the-walled-garden-9781838779290b","title":"The Walled Garden","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Richly evocative' STACEY HALLS\u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking' RACHEL HORE\u003cbr\u003e'Touching, absorbing'' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e'Poignant . . . There'll be tears' WOMAN \u0026amp; HOME\u003cbr\u003e'An enveloping story to savour' KATE SAWYER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA luminous debut novel of a love affair set against the terrible aftermath of war, for readers of IN MEMORIAM by Alice Winn, WAKE by Anna Hope and THE OUTCAST by Sadie Jones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one survives war unscathed. But even in the darkest days, seeds of hope can grow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonely 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the Suffolk countryside as it moves from winter to spring, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Walled Garden\u003c\/span\u003e is a captivating love story and a timeless, moving exploration of trauma and the miracle of human resilience.","brand":"Manilla Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824093565008,"sku":"9781838779290B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781838779290-l.jpg?v=1785895167","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/the-walled-garden-9781838779290b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}