A Victorian botanical illustrator catalogs uncanny plants at a remote estate, drawn into gothic secrets, folklore, and a brooding groundskeeper.
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A Victorian botanical illustrator catalogs uncanny plants at a remote estate, drawn into gothic secrets, folklore, and a brooding groundskeeper.
📅Releases October 6, 2026
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A botanical illustrator in Victorian England uncovers a country garden's secrets in a fantastical novel of dark enchantments by the author of Tea & Alchemy. In 1850, Catherine Gray, a botanical illustrator from London, travels to a remote estate in the Lake District to catalog and paint the specimens thriving in a mysterious glasshouse garden. The most bewildering find is a water lily that somehow alters its appearance. Nearly as puzzling is Thomas Bane, the brooding groundskeeper, who closely g...
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Sexual content
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Slow-burn romance with attraction and emotional intimacy; closed-door tone
Violence & gore
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Mild gothic peril and a mysterious disappearance; no graphic violence
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Shape-shifting flora, witchcraft, and an otherworldly family drive the plot
Occult / demonology
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Folklore, superstition, and witchcraft beliefs tied to the estate
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Abandonment, isolation, familial madness, and a predecessor's disappearance
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