The Garden (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: L. A. G. Strong
- First Published: 1931
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Ireland
- Principal Characters: Dermot Gray, Mrs. Gray, Mr. Gray, Eithne, Granny, Grandpapa, Ben McManus, Aunt Patricia, Con, Eileen, Paddy Kennedy
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Memory, Twentieth century, Religion, Yards or backyards, Faith, World War I, Vacations, Boys, Ireland or Irish people, Mortality
- Locales: Ireland
The Story:
The first time Dermot remembered coming into an Irish port he was so young that he had to keep reminding himself to look for his Granny. He, his younger sister Eithne, and his mother came to Dublin each year to spend the summer at Granny’s house. Dermot remembered only that there had been a monkey and a cat there the summer before.
After the trip by boat across the Irish Sea, they rode in a carriage, a train, and then a tram before they reached Sandycove, where Grandpapa was leaning over the gate waiting to meet them. To Dermot and his mother, the cottage at...
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