Books like The lost garden by Helen Humphreys
In spring 1941, with London bombed by the Blitz, young horticulturist Gwen Davis abandons her city to work in the Devon countryside. There she befriends Canadian officer Raley, awaiting frontline deployment, and Jane, a lively woman whose fiancé is missing in action. Their companionship and shared resilience shine against the backdrop of war, gardens, and the women's Land Army. Through friendship and gardening, the novel explores how ordinary people find purpose amid extraordinary turmoil.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: War & Military Fiction/World War II Fiction
Authors: Helen Humphreys
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The lost garden by Helen Humphreys are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The lost garden (15 similar books)
A 1930s wartime tale of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect in occupied France, weaving themes of survival, friendship, and the moral choices people make amid World War II.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A sweeping biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th‑century naturalist whose observations of climate, ecology and geology laid foundations for modern environmental science.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
The Signature of All Things traces a family from modest English beginnings to wealth in the South American quinine trade, through the life of brilliant botanist Alma Whittaker as she explores evolution, love, and the clash of science and art across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A former Japanese POW survivor in post-war Malaya journeys to the secluded Garden of Evening Mists to learn from a reclusive gardener, uncovering secrets of war and forgiveness amid the country's turbulent fight for independence.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Regeneration follows two real soldiers at Craiglockhart Hospital during World War I, exploring their shell‑shock, rehabilitation, and the intellectual debates that shaped postwar Britain.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A San Francisco-based florist with a gift for interpreting flowers transforms the lives of those around her while confronting her own painful past.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A charming historical romance about a woman who starts an amateur orchestra to boost the morale of a small English town during World War II.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Hatti Ward, the most accomplished of the Ward sisters, is sent to her uncle's estate in Portsmouth, where she faces contempt from cousins and the haughty Lady Ursula, both vying for the attention of a certain lord.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Set during the Napoleonic wars, the novel follows a young woman's choice between three suitors: a sailor, a trumpetmajor, and the cowardly son of a local squire.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Set amid 1940 London’s Blitz, Lord Peter Wimsey secretly aids the Foreign Office while Harriet Vane confronts the murder of a Land Girl, driving a tense wartime mystery.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After losing his sight in World War II, Matthew Wallingham returns home to protect his family farm, reconcile with resentful relatives, and pursue a future of hope and love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Three young women from different backgrounds become friends in World War II England as part of the Land Army program.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A dark mystery unfolds in a London garden square where a young sister's disappearance sparks suspicion and fear among the neighbors.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1939, three girls—Imogen, Rita, and Debbie—find themselves unexpectedly stranded during the early days of war. With the village overrun, Auntie runs the Canary and Linnet pub and offers a measure of safety and friendship.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Gardener's Handbook of Plant Search and Information by John A. AdamsThe Herb Garden by Gilbert White
The Garden of Angels by Sherryl Woods
The Tulip Touch by Jane Wilkins
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!