The Night Gardener

Name: The Night Gardener
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Auxier
ISBN: 9781490658100

Author: Jonathan Auxier

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/16/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Horror Stories

Synopsis

A New York Times bestseller, Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives. With Auxier’s exquisite command of language, The Night Gardener is a mesmerizing read and a classic in the making.

About Jonathan Auxier

Jonathan Auxier is the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, The Night Gardener, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard, and Sweep. He lives with his family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit thescop.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on March 11, 2014

For whatever reason, 2014 is a dark year in children’s middle grade fiction. I speak from experience. Fantasy in particular has been steeped in a kind of thoughtful darkness, from The Glass Sentence and The Thickety to The Riverman and Twelve Minutes to Midnight with varying levels of success. And t......more

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on March 28, 2021

The Night Gardener tells us of two orphaned Irish siblings Molly and Kip who are forced to work as servants in an eerie English manor. The owners of the manor seem very mysterious, but they soon realise that the family of four isn't the creepiest thing in the house. Wait till they meet..... The Nigh......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on May 01, 2023

* Enjoy my reviews? I would appreciate knowing what you enjoy with a comment, instead an empty ‘like button’ click. * Several times in a year, at charity sales and shops, I unearth amazing Canadian content. It is a pleasure to include Jonathan Auxier’s excellent, rightfully award-winning novel in thi......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 23, 2018

I WILL come back to do a review because I have a lot to say lol Okay. I'm back. The Night Gardener is about: Growing up without parents; Storytelling, and its power; Survivor's guilt; The consequences of greed; & prejudices/xenophobia. When I write it out like that, I realize just how much Jonathan Auxi......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 30, 2016

The Night Gardener is a middle-grade fiction novel written by Jonathan Auxier. Apparently, this is a follow-up to Mr. Auxier's debut novel (Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes), but I read this as a standalone and enjoyed it as such. The Night Gardener was a buddy read between my son and myself, and......more