The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
In 1958, Adam Strickland, a young Cambridge scholar, travels to the Villa Docci in Tuscany to study a sixteenth-century garden. The garden starts to exercise an influence over his imagination, its iconography seeming to point to some darker truth than was first apparent. And what really lay behind a killing at the villa towards the end of the war?
Praise for 'The Whaleboat House': 'A master of the art of murderous storytelling' Sunday Times 'This is an intriguing, atmospheric, literary crime novel. The uneasy juxtaposition of two communities is brilliantly evoked by Mark Mills.' Daily Mail 'Subtle and stylish!Mills is clever, unravelling the story from several angles.' Observer 'The requisite qualities of a film script -- atmospheric details, lucidity and a simple, spare style.' Sunday Telegraph 'A very rich book -- rich in detail and history and local color; rich in characters and conflict and mystery; and, most importantly, rich in wonderful writing.' John Grisham 'Complex and compelling!Mark Mills reveals himself to be a master storyteller.' Val McDermid 'A striking and assured first thriller!worldly and impeccably researched.' William Boyd
Mark Mills graduated from Cambridge University in 1986. He has lived in both Italy and France, and has written for the screen. His first novel, 'The Whaleboat House', won the 2004 Crime Writer's Association for Best Novel by a debut author. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007161911 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007161913 |
| Title | The Savage Garden |
| Author | Mark Mills |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2007 |
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