Beth flew the coop as soon as she could, making a life for herself and her daughter in London. James, her dutiful brother, stayed in Dublin, raising a family not far from their mother, Alice. Now Alice is dying and Beth has returned to the shabby grandeur of her childhood home to keep vigil by her bedside. Unable to speak, the only way Alice feels she can bridge the gap of understanding between her and Beth is to write to her and seek reconciliation. Set during the last days of Alice's life, this is also an extraordinary preceptive novel about childhood and growing old.
'A hugely gratifying book; something to feed the spirit again and again' Irish Independent
'Dunne's writing is beautifully understated' She
'The Walled Garden is that great rarity: a flawless novel' Express
- ISBN10 0750517654
- ISBN13 9780750517652
- Publish Date 1 November 2001 (first published 4 May 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Magna Large Print Books
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Language English