Payal's Reviews > The Garden

This was a fantastic read. A atmospheric, somewhat eerie novel set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by some kind of ecological disaster (what a surprise!). There is a sinister, suffocating feel about the setting—as if two elderly sisters sequestered for decades in the kitchen of a mansion that has been boarded up is not suffocating enough. Even though they have their garden and the vast grounds to tend to, the sisters' lives are tiny. As the story progresses, we get a better sense of the tragedy that has befallen their times, even though there are no details. I have great admiration for authors who can build apocalyptic fantasty with such a narrow focus.

Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy.