Garden

The Garden, once an Edenic orchid farm, has been decimated by the worst hurricane in Florida's living memory. Romeo, an expert breeder of the endangered ghost orchid, arrives from Honduras, but Blanchard and Swallow must strike a deal with Logan, a member of the local Seminole tribe, to capture it. Paul Perry's first solo novel tells of smothering power, loyalty, and agency thwarted by the tragic patterns of memory and behavior. It is a warning against trespassing upon nature in the name of profit.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 244 pages
\n Publication date: 14 May 2021
\n Publisher: New Island Books
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Once a thriving paradise, the Garden has been devastated by the most devastating hurricane in Florida's history. The once-pristine glasshouses lie in shambles, the encroaching mangroves threaten to engulf it, and the men idle with dangerous complacency. However, when Romeo, an esteemed expert in breeding endangered ghost orchids, arrives from Honduras, Boss Blanchard and his Irish lieutenant, Swallow, perceive their fortunes as rising. Romeo may not be as he appears, and Swallow senses the newcomer shaking the fragile hierarchy of the Garden. The ghost orchid they seek is a rare and valuable species, hidden deep within the treacherous cypress swamps of the Fakahatchee Strand. To capture it, Blanchard and Swallow must strike a deal with Logan, a volatile and unpredictable member of the local Seminole tribe. Logan's wounded pride and simmering web of violence pose a threat to their success, and Swallow's long-buried traumas will be put to the test as he struggles to prevent lust, betrayal, and death from engulfing the Garden.

Paul Perry's debut novel explores the devastating consequences of power, loyalty, and agency being thwarted by the tragic patterns of memory and behavior. The Garden serves as a contemporary fable, serving as a cautionary tale against encroaching upon nature in pursuit of profit.

\n Weight: 362g\n
Dimension: 143 x 222 x 26 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781848407992\n \n