Poppy was six years old when she was rescued from her abusive mother and taken to her grandparents' farm to recover. There, under a wide South African sky, Poppy succumbs to the magic of their garden. Slowly, her memories fade and her wounds begin to heal. But as Poppy grows up into a strange, fierce and beautiful young woman, her childhood memories start to surface. The threat of her mother returning gets stronger every day. And then a love affair with a married carpenter across the valley explodes her world...This is a lush, lyrical novel about a young girl's struggle to come to terms with her past.
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ISBN:9781784973001
Physical Description:print regular print 348 pages ; 24 cm
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