{"product_id":"literary-gardens","title":"Literary Gardens","description":"\u003ch2\u003eYou remember the garden as clearly as the story.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA locked gate, a curious path, a grand lawn with rather too much happening beneath the surface. Some fictional gardens take root so firmly that you feel you could find your way around them. \u003cem\u003eLiterary Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e revisits 50 of literature’s most evocative gardens, reimagined in artwork, from the childhood worlds of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e to the more complicated landscapes of \u003cem\u003eRebecca\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore how writers turn gardens into places of desire, romance, adventure and escape, with further stops in \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e. It’s a chance to wander familiar stories by a different route, noticing what grows at their edges. No weeding required. Fiction has its advantages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Sandra Lawrence, with illustrations by Lucille Clerc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, published February 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores 50 gardens from literature, reimagined through artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatured works include \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRebecca\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow Book\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines how writers use gardens as settings and symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe author is a journalist and garden writer; the illustrator’s work draws inspiration from nature and architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders who remember a fictional place with the affection of somewhere they’ve lived\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarden lovers whose planting dreams have a distinctly literary influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassic-fiction devotees curious about what a garden reveals beyond the flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67754168483940,"sku":"9781836002208","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/7647\/7284\/files\/literary-gardens-bookgeek-1265447122.jpg?v=1793521690","url":"https:\/\/bookgeek.com.au\/products\/literary-gardens","provider":"BookGeek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}