The Winter Garden
The Winter Garden by Alex Bell, published by Penguin Random House in 2021, is a 528-page work that invites readers into a world of fantasy and historical fiction. The story begins with 8-year-old Beatrice, who receives an invitation to the enchanting Winter Garden on the night of her mother’s death. This magical place, filled with extraordinary flora and fauna, becomes her refuge for seven nights. However, when the garden vanishes and no one believes her tale, Beatrice is left questioning its reality.
Eighteen years later, as Beatrice prepares for a wedding she does not desire, she decides to defy the constraints of Victorian society and seek the garden once more. The narrative unfolds as Beatrice and her friend Rosa enter a competition to create the most remarkable pleasure gardens, with the ultimate prize being a wish granted by the last remnants of the Winter Garden’s magic. This edition explores themes of loss, dreams, and the pursuit of one’s desires, offering a richly woven tale that captivates the imagination.
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‘An entertaining and thought provoking fable’ SFX
‘A mesmerising, stunningly crafted story of loss and the importance of dreams’ Waterstones
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Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o’clock.
You are invited to enter an unusual competition.
I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer.
On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacular flora and fauna, the garden is her solace every night for seven days. But when the garden disappears, and no one believes her story, Beatrice is left to wonder if it were truly real.
Eighteen years later, on the eve of her wedding to a man her late father approved of but she does not love, Beatrice makes the decision to throw off the expectations of Victorian English society and search for the garden. But when both she and her closest friend, Rosa, receive invitations to compete to create spectacular pleasure gardens – with the prize being one wish from the last of the Winter Garden’s magic – she realises she may be closer to finding it than she ever imagined.
Now all she has to do is win.
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