The garden : a novel
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Waterloo Public Library - Adult New Fiction | FICTION BEAMS | Checked Out | July 11, 2024 |
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Années quarante (Vingtième siècle) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Avortement spontané -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Berkshire Hills (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Femmes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Gardens -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Horror & supernatural fiction
Hospitals -- Fiction.
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Jardins -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mothers -- Fiction.
Patients -- Fiction.
Pregnancy -- Fiction.
Romans.
Women -- Fiction.
Avortement spontané -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Berkshire Hills (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Femmes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Gardens -- Fiction.
Historical fiction
Horror & supernatural fiction
Hospitals -- Fiction.
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
Jardins -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mothers -- Fiction.
Patients -- Fiction.
Pregnancy -- Fiction.
Romans.
Women -- Fiction.
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Book
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289 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"From the author of the critically acclaimed The Illness Lesson ("astoundingly original"-NYTBR), comes a a page-turning and psychologically penetrating tale about the rules that govern women's bodies and lives. In 1948, Irene Willard, who's had five previous miscarriages in a quest to give her beloved husband the child he desperately desires and is now pregnant again, comes to an isolated house-cum-hospital in the Berkshires, run by a husband-and-wife team of doctors who are pioneering a cure for her condition. Warily, she enlists herself in the efforts of the Doctors Hall to "rectify the maternal environment," both physical and psychological. In the meantime, she also discovers a long-forgotten walled garden on the spacious grounds, a place imbued with its own powers and pulls. As the doctors' plans begin to crumble, Irene and her fellow patients make a desperate bid to harness the power of the garden for themselves-and must face the incalculable risks associated with such incalculable rewards. With shades of Shirley Jackson and Rosemary's Baby, The Garden delves into the territory of motherhood, childbirth, the mysteries of the female body, and the ways it has always been controlled and corralled"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beams, C. (2024). The garden: a novel (First edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. 2024. The Garden: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. The Garden: A Novel Doubleday, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beams, Clare. The Garden: A Novel First edition., Doubleday, 2024.
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