{"product_id":"the-last-garden-in-england","title":"The Last Garden in England","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Light Over London \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers of War \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a poignant and unforgettable tale of five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special place.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresent day\u003c\/i\u003e: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1907\u003c\/i\u003e: A talented artist with a growing reputation for her ambitious work, Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers looking to show off their wealth with sumptuous country houses. When she is hired to design the gardens of Highbury House, she is determined to make them a triumph, but the gardens—and the people she meets—promise to change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1944\u003c\/i\u003e: When land girl Beth Pedley arrives at a farm on the outskirts of the village of Highbury, all she wants is to find a place she can call home. Cook Stella Adderton, on the other hand, is desperate to leave Highbury House to pursue her own dreams. And widow Diana Symonds, the mistress of the grand house, is anxiously trying to cling to her pre-war life now that her home has been requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers. But when war threatens Highbury House’s treasured gardens, these three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this sweeping novel reminiscent of Kate Morton’s \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House \u003c\/i\u003eand Kristin Harmel’s \u003ci\u003eThe Room on Rue Amélie, \u003c\/i\u003eJulia Kelly explores the unexpected connections that cross time and the special places that bring people together forever.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48149585363199,"sku":"*R0058884*","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/19687793482893.jpg?v=1770661396","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-last-garden-in-england","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}