{"product_id":"garden-of-god-book-h-de-vere-stacpoole-9781515451501","title":"The Garden of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 1923, \u003cem\u003eThe Garden of God\u003c\/em\u003e continues Henry De Vere Stacpoole's South Pacific saga, extending the world first introduced in \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Lagoon\u003c\/em\u003e into a broader meditation on inheritance, civilisation, and the pull of memory.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the same luminous island landscapes, the novel shifts its focus to the next generation, tracing the emotional and social consequences of lives shaped in isolation. As characters move between the freedom of the islands and the expectations of structured society, Stacpoole explores the enduring tension between instinct and convention, nature and inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess a simple sequel than an expansion of theme, \u003cem\u003eThe Garden of God\u003c\/em\u003e deepens the trilogy's examination of identity and belonging. Its measured pacing and careful descriptive passages reflect the author's continued interest in environment as a shaping force, while the narrative quietly questions what is gained-and what is lost-when innocence gives way to experience. This Wilder Publications edition restores the text in a clear and durable modern format.. After a brief career as a ship's doctor, which took him to numerous exotic locations in the South Pacific Ocean that he later used in his fiction when he became a full-time writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51032876384529,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51032879005969,"sku":"NIN9781515451501","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/151545150X.jpg?v=1750860306","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/garden-of-god-book-h-de-vere-stacpoole-9781515451501","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}