The Night Gardener
core novel 2014 The Night Gardener
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (22,665 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781419711442 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Molly and Kip, two young Irish siblings, flee the poverty of their homeland and travel to England, where they hope for work. They arrive at a crumbling manor, which stands beside a huge, dying tree, and talk their way into jobs as servants. The family inside is pale and withdrawn, and the house has strict rules and strange habits. Molly, who tells stories to keep her brother calm, begins to notice that the tree seems connected to the household's decline, and that the children are not safe either. She must decide what she can risk to protect her brother and find out what the tree wants.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Night Gardener
- Series: The Night Gardener core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jonathan Auxier
Awards (verified)
- Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature (text), 2014: finalist
Notes
- From the series record (The Night Gardener): A standalone Victorian-style ghost story about two Irish orphans at a haunted manor.
Sources
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