num_pages: 160
description: In this tour de force of psychological unease--now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack--McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting--or denying. "Possesses the suspense and chilling impact of Lord of the Flies."--Washington Post Book World.
language: English
title: The Cement Garden
titlecomplete: The Cement Garden
characters: Julie Barenson, Sue, Derek, Jack Tenpenny
genres: Horror, Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, British Literature, Adult, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 30859
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Penguin Books