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The Juniper Tree

In their idyllic garden, Gertrude and Bernard forge a perfect triangle of friendship with Bella, the scarred mother of an illegitimate child. Then Gertrude conceives the child which has long eluded her, and the spell breaks into foreboding, menace and madness. By the author of " The Vet`s Daughter" .

Setting
1980s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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