The Girl in the Garden

An abandoned young woman and her infant son find a new home among the unusual residents of New England town in the 1970s in this poignant novel. When June arrives on the coast of New England, baby in arms, an untrustworthy man by her side, Mabel—who rents them a cabin—senses trouble. A few days later, the girl and her child are abandoned. June is soon placed with Mabel’s friend, Iris, in town, and her life becomes entwined with several locals who have known each other for decades: a wealthy recl