The Foxglove Garden

Behind the walls of a wild, abandoned garden, a decades-old secret lies in wait...

Ava Martin is running away – from London, her marriage and the life she thought she wanted. Back home in Cornwall, she takes on the restoration of a walled garden on the abandoned Ravensfall estate, hoping she might rebuild her own life at the same time.

But beneath the tangled vines and wildflowers, Ava unearths a box of coded messages – and finds herself drawn into the story of Violet Harcourt, who died when Ravensfall burned to the ground during the war. Soon, Violet’s fate begins to haunt her, and Ava is sure she glimpses a strange figure within the garden’s crumbling walls. Could it be Violet, trying to tell her something?

The garden has kept its secrets buried for decades. But as Ava searches for the truth, she cannot know just how much the past is about to change her own future...

Praise for Victoria Scott:

'Beautifully written and delightfully unsettling... an evocative read, set in an unusual landscape, that will pull you in from the first page' – Rachel Burton

The twists and turns revealed kept me turning pages way longer than I was meant to stay awake. The way Meredith's mind gets confused as she learns more and more tugged at my heart, and reading Ellen's experiences with her beau and how his mental health was essentially compartmentalised in an era when there wasn't much knowledge was heartwrenching. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Within the tale, there are elements of the gothic tradition, with old houses, fog, rising waters, stormy weather and more. The reader's pulse rate rises as we are committed to following the action. I thoroughly enjoyed The House In The Water. It consumed me from the start. It was the first book by Victoria Scott but I certainly she she will write more.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Don't you love a dual time line novel? I do and this one is exceptional – I have read the author's earlier work and this is straying into much darker territory, but I think it only serves to show what a great writer she is... Atmospheric, gripping, with huge heart and impossible to put down – the very best sort of book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beautiful captivating prose, kept me totally engaged in both timelines.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wonderful. My first by this author but not the last. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'This is definitely a spellbinding and unsettling tale with a dash of romance set in WW2 and 2013 that might haunt your dreams and leave you with a lot to think about! A riveting read.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'I was engrossed in the story from the start. May Day House is a rehab house for soldiers during WWII. They are cared for and sent back to war. Years later a couple buys the house which soon appears to be haunted by the soldiers who had been there. It is a great story.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️