The Greenhouse (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Susan Hillmore |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Collins Harvill |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 125 |
| ISBN | 0-00-271267-9 |
The Greenhouse is British author Susan Hillmore's first novel. It was first published in 1988 by Collins Harvill[1] and was shortlisted for the Sunday Express Book of the Year.[2] It was republished by Vintage Books in 2000 when it was praised as being one of the 'best books of 2000' according to critics at The Independent.[3] and recommended as Summer reading the following year in The Guardian[4]
Plot introduction
The story is told from the point of view of a greenhouse which tells of the family living in the house to which it belongs; most notably Vanessa a girl who grows up alone in the house and garden and is who spent much of her time in the greenhouse until their peace was shattered by a stranger who rapes her. Things can never be the same again for Vanessa as her son is born and inherits his character from his father.
References
- ↑ Frontispiece of The Greenhouse Fontana paperback edition 1989
- ↑ http://www.rbooks.co.uk/author.aspx?id=12621
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20001125/ai_n14354747
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/jun/22/summerreading2001.summerreading1