- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Headline Feature (6 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747221928
- ISBN-13: 978-0747221920
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 759,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Walton-Jones family have inherited a beautiful garden set on an island off the southwestern tip of England. Upon digging up a skeleton, that could be an archaeological find or a murder victim, a series of events unfolds that shatters their idyll.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. Sorry, Claire, but I found the narrator totally believable, I loved the characters, and the story just swept me away to places I was very happy to be. Maybe the bottom line is that I am a sucker for a great Cornish story. Do not start this book if you are planning an early night.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book failed to live up to its promise. The male author commits the common error of having a female as the main protagonist - and fails to make her believable or sympathetic. The sex scenes were cliched and could only have been written by a man. The number of characters was confusing - new people seemed to pop in and out of the story at will, and I found none of the characters likeable. The way the story moved between the past and the present was extremely confusing and could have been handled much better. A map of the island and a family tree would have helped my understanding of the story tremendously. Two weeks after finishing it, I cannot remember who in the end the bones belonged to, and I don't really care. The storyline could have been really good but by the end of the book the author had obviously "lost the plot" in all senses of the word.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was thoroughly enjoying this book until about halfway through, when something seemed to go seriously wrong. I think it was when the heroine started having an affair with the gardener that I realised the author wasn't too bothered about convincing characterisation. A shame, because earlier on I'd been really getting into the story of the garden's founder. Unfortunately, this was then stretched out into the entire history of the house - packed with deviants and nutters but not really very exciting - and the present-day mystery took a back seat. As for the dreadfully uninspiring ending, I got the distinct impression that the author was in a hurry to finish the book and was writing down the first words that came into his head. The sex scenes weren't too bad though - better than Robert Goddard, anyway.
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Awful - terrible similies and metaphors
Interesting story with botanical background and I pictured the Lost Gardens of Helligan. Was so irritated by awful similies and metaphors could only read four chapters. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2008 by Worldlife
A latter day du Maurier
The blurb on the cover, from The Literary Review no less, makes reference to this novel being similar to Daphne du Maurier's oeuvre. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2007 by G. D. Busby
A nightmare link between history and destiny.
The Sea Garden by Sam Lewellyn is a rivetting journey of discovery by the heroine of the novel that explores the relationship between history and destiny. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2000
Gripping, atmospheric story with great historical detail.
Part detective story, part thriller and wholly fascinating. The story of Trelise, a great garden on a barren Cornish island, and its dark history. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2000
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