The Garden Paperback by Nick Newman

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2026-02-03)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 320 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780735248809
• Item Weight: 247.78 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

“Eerie....Part dystopian fantasy, part horror, this book is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle.” —Reader’s Digest

A darkly beautiful, haunting novel about two elderly sisters living alone on the edge of the world.

In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters tend a large walled garden. Evelyn and Lily are entirely self-sufficient, believing that the outside world is a damaged wilderness and that they must remain behind the wall and live as their mother dictated in order to survive. They make their home in a tiny part of their rambling old house; their mother sealed off the upper levels before she died—dangers and the secrets of their past alike, locked away for decades. 

So when an intruder is discovered in the very heart of their safe place, Evie and Lily's world is turned upside down. There was not meant to be anyone else out there. Who is he, where did he come from? And most importantly, what does he want?

The intrusion reveals the cracks in the perilous construction that Evelyn and Lily have maintained for years, out of both love and fear. In the weeks that follow, all three will suffer kindness, betrayal, and shocks that they may not survive.

About the Author

NICK NEWMAN is the adult pen-name of Nicholas Bowling, author of several children’s novels including Witchborn and In the Shadow of Heroes, which was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award. He works as a bookseller at Daunt Books in London.