Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

I didn’t find it sad like some other readers, I rather liked the ending. Who are the other kids in the garden? where do they come from? why can’t they all see Tom? is he a ghost in their world- or are the Victorian children all ghosts themselves? It all comes together neatly in the end. His life becomes so enmeshed in the happenings of the garden that he never wants to leave it.įunny, if you think about it this book is something of a mystery. Eventually Tom puzzles out that the children in the garden are from the Victorian era, and also that time moves differently for them. Only one little girl can see him, and they strike up a friendship. He meets other children there, catches glimpses of the gardener and a few adult members of this other household. Pretty soon Tom is sneaking out every night to explore the garden. When the grandfather clock downstairs chimes thirteen, the back door opens into a vast, manicured garden.

He thinks he’s going to die of boredom until he makes a wonderful discovery. There is very little to entertain Tom- the small walled yard has only dustbins and a parked car, and he can’t go out because he might be contagious. His aunt and uncle live in a small flat, part of a larger house. Tom is sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle when his brother has the measles. This newly repackaged sixtieth-anniversary paperback is the perfect entrée for readers of all ages to the vivid world that The Guardian called 'A modern classic.' Features new interior spot art by Jaime Zollars.I really enjoyed this story. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Tom's Midnight Garden is a classic of children's literature and a deeply satisfying time-travel mystery. As the summer comes to an end, Tom realizes he wants to stay in the garden with Hatty forever.

Tom returns to the garden every night to have adventures with Hatty, who mysteriously grows a little older with each visit.

But then Tom hears the old grandfather clock in the hall chime thirteen times, and he's transported back to an old garden where he meets a young, lonely girl named Hatty. When Tom's brother gets sick, he's shipped off to spend what he's sure will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the country. Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, called Tom's Midnight Garden 'A perfect book.' From beloved author Philippa Pearce, this sixtieth-anniversary edition is the perfect way to share this transcendent story of friendship with a new generation of readers.

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce