{"product_id":"the-insistent-garden-rosie-chard","title":"The Insistent Garden - Rosie Chard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdith Stoker's father is building a wall in their backyard. A very, very high wall--a brick bulwark in his obsessive war against their hated neighbour Edward Black.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1969, and far away, preparations are being made for man to walk upon the moon. Meanwhile, in the Stokers' shabby home in the East Midlands, Edith remains a virtual prisoner, with occasional visits from her grotesque and demanding Aunt Vivian serving as the only break in the routine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut when shy, sheltered Edith begins to quietly cultivate a garden in the shadow of her father's wall, she sets in motion events that might gain her independence... and bring her face to face with the mysterious Edward Black.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRosie Chard's followup to her award-winning debut \"Seal Intestine Raincoat\" unfolds like a grown-up take on \"The Secret Garden,\" an engrossing, often mordantly funny portrait of a young woman who miraculously finds her own pathway to freedom within the most stifling of environs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUsed Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"pagesFormat\"\u003e253 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-testid=\"publicationInfo\"\u003eFirst published September 15, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brewberry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42401073365086,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/0585\/9678\/files\/tig_0a51d64f-50a7-48f4-a7ad-4494e18cc89f.jpg?v=1768792894","url":"https:\/\/www.brewberrybooks.ca\/products\/the-insistent-garden-rosie-chard","provider":"Brewberry Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}