The Savage Garden

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Behind a villa in the heart of Tuscany lies a Renaissance garden of enchanting beauty. Its J grottoes, pagan statues and classical inscriptions ^ seem to have a secret life of their own - and a secret message, too, for those with eyes to read it.
Young scholar Adam Strickland is just such a person. Arriving in 1958, he finds the Docci family, their house and the unique garden as seductive as each other. But post-War Italy is still a strange, even dangerous, place and the Doccis have some dark skeletons hidden away in their past.
Before this mysterious and beautiful summer ends, Adam
will uncover two stories of love, revenge and murder, separated by 400 years .but is another tragedy about to be added to the villa's cursed history?
'A hugely atmospheric murder mystery' Daily Mirror
'An intriguing puzzle, elegantly written the atmosphere of an Italian summer and of the mysterious garden are beautifully captured' Sunday Telegraph
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Fülszöveg

B
'fu.
uscai^, /^^S
Behind a villa in the heart of Tuscany lies a Renaissance garden of enchanting beauty. Its J grottoes, pagan statues and classical inscriptions ^ seem to have a secret life of their own - and a secret message, too, for those with eyes to read it.
Young scholar Adam Strickland is just such a person. Arriving in 1958, he finds the Docci family, their house and the unique garden as seductive as each other. But post-War Italy is still a strange, even dangerous, place and the Doccis have some dark skeletons hidden away in their past.
Before this mysterious and beautiful summer ends, Adam
will uncover two stories of love, revenge and murder, separated by 400 years .but is another tragedy about to be added to the villa's cursed history?
'A hugely atmospheric murder mystery' Daily Mirror
'An intriguing puzzle, elegantly written the atmosphere of an Italian summer and of the mysterious garden are beautifully captured' Sunday Telegraph
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1.S i'H.
'An intriguing historical thriller which confirms Mills as a first-class writer' Daily Mail
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'Mills is a crime author capable of the kind of writing more often found at the bedside of Man Booker judges. He is also a dab hand at plotting a mystery a mesmerizing piece of writing .iridescent' Independent
'Mills weaves together an intriguing mixture of love, loss and divided loyalties, making The Savage Garden just as fascinating as his magnificent first novel, The Whalehoat House' Guardian
'Mills juggles the mysteries of three periods, switching between centuries with a conjuror's skill beautifully written' Literary Review
'A fine sense of period and place, a well-managed narrative, crisp prose and fascinating information' Spectator
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