\u201cRodoreda has bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels.\u201d\u2015Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The novel that defined Merc\u00e8 Rodoreda\u2019s most prolific period is finally available in English for the first time. Set in 1920s Spain, Garden by the Sea<\/em> 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\u2019s gardener, a widower who\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Considered 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\u2015and nature\u2015in post-war Spain, and this novel will further her reputation and fill in an important piece of her oeuvre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28763,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"knygos-kategorija":[167],"knygos-tema":[],"knygos-autorius":[1521],"knygos-leidimo-metai":[335],"class_list":["post-28762","knyga","type-knyga","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","knygos-kategorija-fiction","knygos-autorius-merce-rodoreda","knygos-leidimo-metai-year-2020"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n