Claire Wild has just returned from a neighbourhood party with her daughter. She has had way too much to drink. Pip heads out to the garden to find her older sister but when she's found Grace is unconscious. Claire Wild and her two daughters, Grace and Pip, have just moved to a new home. Claire's husband has experienced some severe mental health issues and the girls have been forced to find somewhere new to live in London, England. The find themselves in this neighbourhood where the buildings and homes join together and the inside forms this cool 3 acre communal park. Claire is trying to lay low and regroup but it's hard to avoid her super friendly neighbours and they all quickly become friends.
We know from the first chapter that somewhere along the lines everyone in the neighbourhood is certainly not friendly because someone has harmed Grace. But who?
I really loved the idea of this neighbourhood. It sounded like such a cool place to live. As the story progressed none of the characters were very likeable. They all had secrets. Everyone was in everyone else's business.
The Girls in the Garden was a great fast read with a good mystery. It wasn't until the last page that you figure out who harmed Grace.