{"product_id":"garden-by-the-sea-9781948830089","title":"Garden by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rodoreda has bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels.\"--Gabriel Garc a M rquez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel that defined Merc  Rodoreda's most prolific period is finally available in English for the first time. Set in 1920s Spain, \u003ci\u003eGarden by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e 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 villa's gardener, a widower who's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered by many to be one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Rodoreda has captivated readers for decades with her exacting descriptions of life--and nature--in post-war Spain, and this novel will further her reputation and fill in an important piece of her oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948830089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Merc\u0026#232; Rodoreda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672714473628,"sku":"9781948830089","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f83ccf55-ecb1-4a56-8545-ec6ad612608e.jpg?v=1603928229","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/garden-by-the-sea-9781948830089","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}