The last garden in England / Julia Kelly.
"1907: Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers. When she is hired to design the gardens of the Highbury House estate, the gardens--and the people she meets--promise to change her life forever. 1944: When Highbury House is requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers, three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades. Present day: Emma Lovell has just been given the opportunity to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House. But as Emma dives into the gardens' past, she uncovers the secrets that have long lain hidden"--Page 4 of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432885540
- ISBN: 1432885545
- Physical Description: 597 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, 2021.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition. Set in 16 pt."--Title page verso. Regular print edition published by: Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
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Subject: | Women > England > Fiction. Gardens > Fiction. Gardens > Design > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Large type books. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Wayne/Pike Local Consortium.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Wayne County Public Library | LP FIC KEL (Text) | 31843000745790 | Large Print | Available | - |
Summary:
"1907: Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers. When she is hired to design the gardens of the Highbury House estate, the gardens--and the people she meets--promise to change her life forever. 1944: When Highbury House is requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers, three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades. Present day: Emma Lovell has just been given the opportunity to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House. But as Emma dives into the gardens' past, she uncovers the secrets that have long lain hidden"--Page 4 of cover.