num_pages: 203
description: The novel that defined Merc Rodoredas most prolific period is finally available in English for the first time. Set in 1920s Spain Garden by the Sea takes place over six summers at a villa by the sea inhabited by a young couple and their beautiful rich joyous friends. They swim drink tease each other and fully enjoy themselves. All the while the guests are observed by the villas gardener a widow whos been tending the garden for several decades. As the true protagonist of the novel we get to see the dissolution of these magical summers through his eyes as a sense of darkness and ending creeps in precipitated by the construction of a new larger more glamorous villa next door.Considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century Rodoreda has captivated readers for decades with her exacting descriptions of lifeand naturein post-war Spain and this novel will further her reputation and fill in an important piece of oeuvre.
language: English
title: Garden by the Sea
publisher: Open Letter Books