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A review by readingthebacklist
Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Reading this novel was like having an intimate conversation complete with asides and meanderings, in part bc the narrator is so richly drawn that he felt like a real person spilling the gossip on the owners of the villa he worked at. I was saddened to part ways with the gardener.
Knowing that his is a way of life in its wane adds a poignancy to the story.
Knowing that his is a way of life in its wane adds a poignancy to the story.