In March 1941, Virginia Woolf filled her pockets with stones and drowned herself in Englandβs River Ouse. Her body was found three weeks later. What seemed like a tragic ending at the time was, in fact, just the beginning of a mystery. . . .
Six decades after Virginia Woolfβs death, landscape designer Jo Bellamy has come to Sissinghurst Castle for two reasons: to study the celebrated White Garden created by Woolfβs lover Vita Sackville-West and to recover from the terrible wound of her grandfatherβs unexplained suicide. In the shadow of one of Englandβs most famous castles, Jo makes a shocking find: Woolfβs last diary, its first entry dated the day after she allegedly killed herself.If authenticated, Joβs discovery could shatter everything historians believe about Woolfβs final hours. But when the Woolf diary is suddenly stolen, Joβs quest to uncover the truth will lead her on a perilous journey into the tumultuous inner life of a literary icon whose connection to the White Garden ultimately proved devastating. Rich with historical detail, The White Garden is an enthralling novel of literary suspense that explores the many ways the past haunts the presentβand the dark secrets that lurk beneath the surface of the most carefully tended garden.
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