num_pages: 144
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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: The Cement Garden
titlecomplete: The Cement Garden
characters: Derek, Sue, Julie Barenson, Jack Tenpenny
genres: Classics, Horror, Fiction, 20th Century, Literature, Adult, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Novels, British Literature
ratings_count: 30867
places: United Kingdom
publisher: Jonathan Cape