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Small Eden
- Author
- Jane Davis
- Narrator
- Emma Spurgin-Hussey
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 5 January 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe.
A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.
Unexpectedly, it is another woman who understands his heart: The eccentric and exceedingly talented artist Florence Hoddy.
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Details
- Author
- Jane Davis
- Narrator
- Emma Spurgin-Hussey
- Duration
- 10 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2023
- ISBN
- 9788728489772
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Historical romance, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Synopsis
Sharing secrets makes two people closer, but hiding them, that's a whole other story.It's 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever. Freya immediately isolates herself for the safety of their unborn child.Cut off from each other, there is no opportunity for husband and wife to share the burden of their loss. By the time they meet again, the subject is taboo and their unspoken grief becomes a dangerous enemy.A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert decides to create a pleasure garden in memory of his sons. But instead of sharing his vision with his wife, he widens the gulf between them by keeping her in the dark. It is another woman who understands his heart: The eccentric and exceedingly talented artist Florence Hoddy, who lives alone with her unmarried brother.Life as it is, in all its terrible beauty. - Jean Gill, author of Historical Fiction series The Troubadours Quartet-
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