Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda

Meeting
Date: October 23, 2026
Hostess: Katrin

“Rodoreda has bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels.”―Gabriel García Márquez

Set in 1920s Spain, Garden by the Sea takes place over six summers at a villa by the sea inhabited by a young couple and their beautiful, rich, joyous friends. They swim, drink, tease each other, and fully enjoy themselves. All the while, the guests are observed by the villa’s gardener, a widower who’s been tending the garden ... < Read More