The Garden

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From the critically acclaimed author comes an eerie, psychologically thrilling novel about womanhood and bodily autonomy ___________________ 'Pet Sematary meets Rosemary's Baby with a literary sheen' NEW YORK TIMES 'A feminist voice for the 21st century' JOYCE CAROL OATES 'Prepare to be haunted' RACHEL YODER ___________________ It's 1948, and Irene Willard is pregnant for the sixth time. After five miscarriages, she checks into an isolated hospital that promises to deliver this child safely. Between examinations and experimental treatments, she discovers a mysterious garden on the grounds, where the boundary between life and death is strangely permeable. As the doctors' plans crumble, Irene tries to harness the power of the garden for herself. But she must face the unimaginable risks associated with such unimaginable rewards... ______________________ More praise for The Garden 'Truly original' DAILY MAIL 'Pageturning, horrorinfused' LITHUB 'A dreamlike chiller' OBSERVER 'I'm in awe if this book' JESSAMINE CHAN 'A shimmering, strange, important novel' RUFI THORPE

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CLARE BEAMS is the author of the novel The Illness Lesson, which was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and the story collection We Show What We Have Learned, which won the Bard Fiction Prize and was a Kirkus Best Debut of 2016. She was a finalist for the 2023 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

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