The Walled Garden (Hardback)

Richly evocative and transporting. - Stacey Halls

A tender and lyrical evocation of the restorative power of nature and the garden. This beautiful book had notes of both Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Jane Howard. More please! - Natasha Solomons

This touching, absorbing novel considers World War II from an unusual standpoint: the wives of shattered survivors returning home . . . A beautifully written story that will especially appeal to Rachel Hore fans. - Daily Mail

A poignant drama . . . What happens when war ends? How do people move on after what they've seen and possibly done? Hardy explores these complex themes in this gentle but powerful novel. There'll be tears, but this evocative read is worth every one. - Woman & Home - Book of the Month

This wonderfully written debut confronts the horrors of war with a clear eye and captures the long-lasting effects on both soldiers and the families they left behind. There's an incisive sharpness to Hardy's observations and her characters' flaws serve to make them more human. Ultimately this is a story of love and hope. - Anne Cater, S Magazine, Sunday Express

A heartbreaking tale, vividly dramatised, wise and well-observed about the traumatic effects of war on survivors and their families in the little Suffolk community where it's set. The characters are splendid - they blaze from the page - and the author writes beautifully and knowledgeably about the natural world. A splendid debut! - Rachel Hore

An enveloping story to savour. - Kate Sawyer, Costa shortlisted author of THE STRANDING

Written with great delicacy and feeling. - Elizabeth Buchan, author of Two Women in Rome

Sarah Hardy's supremely observed novel blossoms like a rose-sharp and pointed, and stunningly beautiful. - Inga Vesper, author of The Long, Long Afternoon

A poignant, powerful novel about aftermath, trauma and hope. - Katie Lumsden, author of THE SECRETS OF HARTWOOD HALL

Moving between seasons and set in the Suffolk countryside, The Walled Garden is an evocative and compassionate exploration of survival, suffering and healing. - Culture Fly