Cover of The Chinese garden

The Chinese garden

  • 1962 first published
  • 173 pages
  • 5 editions

Rosemary Manning's The Chinese garden (1962) is a sapphic fiction novel. The story is set in Somerset, England. Readers will find themes of teenage girls, lesbian teenagers, boarding schools and great britain.

13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 173 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Somerset, England

Subjects

  • Teenage girls
  • Lesbian teenagers
  • Boarding schools
  • Great britain
  • Lesbians

Quick answers

Who wrote The Chinese garden?

The Chinese garden was written by Rosemary Manning and first published in 1962.

What genre is The Chinese garden?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is The Chinese garden?

The median edition has 173 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Chinese garden?

Readers who like it often enjoy Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, On a Sunbeam and Honor Girl.

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