From award winning author K.L. Going comes a haunting, spine-tingling new novel just in time for Halloween.
In The Garden of Eve a girl named Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard. He dismisses rumours that the town is cursed and that the trees haven’t borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn’t believe in things like curses and fairy tales any more: if fairy tales were real, her mom would still be alive.
But odd things happen in Beaumont: Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a mysterious seed as an 11th birthday gift. Once planted, the seed grows into a tree overnight, but only Evie and the dead boy can see it—or go where it leads.
The latest and greatest trend in books is creating trailers for your favourite novels. Publishers and fans alike are creating them and putting them up on You Tube. To see what I mean here is one for The Garden of Eve:
Click HERE for a link to a independent short made by a fan of K.L. Going’s previous book Saint Iggy. (Warning the film contains adult language.)
Now a question to throw out to all of you. If you were to create a trailer for your favourite book what book would it be? Leave your answer in the comment field. We will pick a winner at random and send them a free copy of The Garden of Eve and Saint Iggy.
Good Luck and Happy Reading!
Hi again! I watched the trailer for the first time today and I thought it was almost scary. I love watching book trailers on YouTube; there’re really fun! I get anxious every time a book is made into a movie, though. I am afraid that the people playing the characters will distort the way I portray these characters in my head. When I re-read the novel I end up seeing their faces or hearing their voices and it almost ruins the fun of creating these character appearances on your own.
Rachelle
PS has this contest closed yet?
Hi Rachelle,
Since your the only entry… you win!!! Congratulations. 
When you send me your address for the Stellar Contest Prize I will throw these books in as well.
We would love for you to send us a review when you read them and we will post it on the blog!
Best,
Crystal
Hi Crystal! Should I email my address to you? Where should I send it? Sorry - I really didn’t realize you were waiting for my email because I thought you were going to contact me via email about it! So sorry!
Thanks for your quick reply,
Rachelle
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I find it odd to think of books as movies, and therefore the turn-out of all book-based movies surprise me. Anyway, if there were any book that would get hearts beating, I think it would be “I Am the Messenger” by Markus Zusak. It has such an intriguing plot with several unlying themes that really makes or mind boggle. Although a trailer could never match the images that cross the mind of a reader, I think it would be a really showstopper.