THE GIRL IN THE GARDEN by Kamala Nair
“Lush and mysterious, The Girl in the Garden casts its spell from the first page. Kamala Nair weaves an intricate tale of family bonds, buried secrets, and the pain that comes when we must leave the innocence of childhood behind. This is a deeply satisfying novel.” –Kelly O’Conner McNees, author of The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
“Kamala Nair has crafted an evocative, passionate, tragic novel about love, loss and the terrible cost of family secrets. An impressive debut.” –Thrity Umrigar, bestselling author of The Space Between Us
SUMMARY: The redemptive journey of a young woman unsure of her engagement, who revisits in memory the events of one scorching childhood summer when her beautiful yet troubled mother spirits her away from her home to an Indian village untouched by time, where she discovers in the jungle behind her ancestral house a spellbinding garden that harbors a terrifying secret.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: June 15, 2011
