num_pages: 138
description: In this tour de force of psychological unease, McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting—or denying.
language: English
title: The Cement Garden
titlecomplete: The Cement Garden
characters: Derek, Jack Tenpenny, Sue, Julie Barenson
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult, Fiction, Horror, Contemporary, British Literature
ratings_count: 30859
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Jonathan Cape