The Girls in the Garden
by Lisa Jewell
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One of People's, Glamour's, and BuzzFeed's Best Reads of Summer, from the New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True
"Jewell expertly builds suspense by piling up domestic misunderstandings and more plot twists than an SVU episode. It's a page-turner for readers who like beach reads on the dark side." --People
"Faithful to the thriller genre, Jewell makes liberal use of red herrings and plot twists... The answer to the whodunit is a sly--and satisfying--surprise." --The New York Times
Imagine that you live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people's houses. You've known your neighbors for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really?
On a midsummer night, as a festive neighborhood party is taking place, preteen Pip discovers her thirteen-year-old sister Grace lying unconscious and bloody in a hidden corner of a lush rose garden. What really happened to her? And who is responsible?
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781476792224
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Lisa Jewell
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published Date
- April 4, 2017
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 336
- Physical Info
- 1 in H x 8.3 in L x 5.3 in W (0.6 lb)

Another great read full of twists and turns! Definitely worth the read. Off to find another book by this author.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was a pick for my book club and I didn’t quite know what I was getting into. The first few pages dove right into the mystery of the story, and the rest of the book pulls you in several directions while trying to solve the mystery. In the end, I didn’t love the conclusion of the book. It feels rushed and unrealistic and like justice was not served. It was still a good read though and I look forward to discussing with my book club soon!
As someone who has read quite a few of Lisa Jewel’s psychological thrillers in the past, I found this one (The girls in the garden) to be somewhat disturbing. This is a story about a family who moves to an area and the numerous relationships they encounter and their interactions with them.The author has the ability to draw you into the story with various twists and turns that keep you turning the pages; however, I did not like this particular novel as much as the others I have read by her.Rating: 4 Stars.
The outcome was a bit disturbing because the guilty one(s) were not punished for the pain inflicted.At some level that makes the story more interesting, but as a reader I found it to be confusing, disturbing, or maybe just annoying. Jewel is usually a five star author, this time not. A different reviewer mentioned a sequel was needed for this book-I agree. It would be interesting to explore the characters and perhaps next time he/she/they would pay for the hurt inflicted on others.
I must say, I’m a little disappointed in the ending…a little lackluster, and too tidy for my liking in a thriller. Call me dark and/or morbid, but the meat of this story gave me hope that I would see justice in the end…nope, not here.But, I did enjoy the story as a whole. It intrigued me enough that although the words seemed nothing more than mundane happenings among the characters, I kept reading. I couldn’t stop. And I’m glad I finished, although, I had it figured out long before “the end”.Lisa Jewell is a favorite of mine. Her stories are just twisty enough to make you think and written in a way that you have to pay attention…she’s a fantastic writer and while I’m not thrilled with the ending of this one, it won’t deter me from reading her other stories. She keeps me engaged, which means the most when reading for me.
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