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'Trespassing in Mr Lovett's secluded garden was a welcome escape for sixteen-year-old Catherine. A haven away from the parents who didn't understand her moodiness and from her pretty, even-tempered sister, Diana, who she resented. It was a place to be alone.
But this all changes when Catherine is confronted by Mr Lovett and, realising he is blind, decides to confide in him. And so begins a remarkable friendship.
Unexpectedly, a third person appears in the garden: an intruder. Terry, abrasive and sullen, menacing even—has a claim to make on the garden. It is a piece of land he feels should belong to his own family. In his plan neither Mr Lovett nor the garden are safe and it is up to Catherine to stop him but in Terry, she recognises something of herself.
A complex and gripping novel of human relationships from one of Australia's foremost authors for young adults.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille and sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Writers Who Shaped Our Literature
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Hills End 1962 single work children's fiction ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction ; They Found a Cave 1948 single work children's fiction ; The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fictionReviews of the Text Classics editions of The Watcher in the Garden, I Own the Racecourse!, Hills End and They Found a Cave.
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Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 88 1983; (p. 47)
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 July 1983;
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction ; Moonlight 1982 single work picture book ; Who Sank the Boat? 1982 single work picture book -
[Review] Toby's Millions [et al]
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 March 1983;
— Review of Toby's Millions 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction ; Thing 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Left Overs 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Dragon Stone 1982 single work novel ; Three Way Street 1982 single work novel ; Moonlight 1982 single work picture book ; Battles in the Bath 1982 single work picture book -
Untitled
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: School Library Journal : For Children's, Young Adult and School Librarians , November vol. 29 no. 3 1982;
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Toby's Millions [et al]
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 March 1983;
— Review of Toby's Millions 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction ; Thing 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Left Overs 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Dragon Stone 1982 single work novel ; Three Way Street 1982 single work novel ; Moonlight 1982 single work picture book ; Battles in the Bath 1982 single work picture book -
Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 July 1983;
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction ; Moonlight 1982 single work picture book ; Who Sank the Boat? 1982 single work picture book -
Untitled
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: School Library Journal : For Children's, Young Adult and School Librarians , November vol. 29 no. 3 1982;
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 88 1983; (p. 47)
— Review of The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fiction -
Writers Who Shaped Our Literature
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 21 no. 2 2013; (p. 24-25)
— Review of Hills End 1962 single work children's fiction ; I Own the Racecourse! 1968 single work children's fiction ; They Found a Cave 1948 single work children's fiction ; The Watcher in the Garden 1982 single work children's fictionReviews of the Text Classics editions of The Watcher in the Garden, I Own the Racecourse!, Hills End and They Found a Cave.
