The Twilight Garden: A Novel

Two feuding neighbors unite to resurrect a neglected city garden in this uplifting and quietly joyful found family novel by Sara Nisha Adams, author of the beloved The Reading List.

In a small pocket of London, between the houses of No.77 and No.79 Eastbourne Road, lies a neglected community garden. It was a beautiful thing once, a little oasis in a bustling city for neighbors by day and the local foxes at twilight. Now it’s overgrown and neglected, an empty patch of greenery lost to time.

Once a sanctuary, the garden’s gate is now firmly closed. And that’s exactly how Winston at No.79 likes it – anything to avoid Bernice, who has moved in next door with her young son. In this heartwarming story, their houses may share the garden, but they’re not exactly neighborly.

But then a mysterious parcel drops on Winston’s doormat. It contains no note, only a bundle of photographs of the garden in bloom many years ago—vibrant with flowers, filled with people from every corner of the community. Is someone trying to tell them something? The seed of an idea is planted…

Somewhere out there, a secret gardener made a decades-old promise to keep the community’s spirit alive. Now it’s time for The Twilight Garden to come out of hibernation.

“The most heartfelt read of the summer...a surprising delight of a novel.” - Shondaland on The Reading List

“A quietly beautiful novel about the magic of books and the joy of human connection.” - Newsweek on The Reading List

“A remarkable, heartwarming debut about the power of fiction.” - Popsugar on The Reading List

"An absolute gem...Sara Nisha Adams has crafted a modern classic." - BookTrib

“Thoughtful and heartwarming... An absolute delight to read, it will be catnip to book groups craving a story to remind them why we read and how very important libraries and book shops are.” - Library Journal (starred review) on The Reading List

“This moving debut demonstrates the power of novels to provide comfort in the face of devastating loss and loneliness, with relatable characters and a heartwarming tone throughout. Readers who enjoyed Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop will find themselves drawn in by this book.” - Booklist on The Reading List

"With a strong sense of place and diverse, well-developed characters, this endearing story celebrates the power of community to help navigate the joys and disappointments of life."

"Delightful.... Gardeners will be especially pleased." - Publishers Weekly