{"product_id":"pre-meet-me-in-the-garden","title":"PRE Meet Me in the Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"titleContainer___zhygQ\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover title___oiCud css-16xnhmi\" id=\"title-actions-button\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder a copy of MEET ME IN THE GARDEN by Nina LaCour, out 8\/4\/26!  \u003c\/strong\u003eMeet Nina at our in-person event at everywhere beer lb on August 11th (RSVP at belcantobooks.net\/events). \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titleContainer___zhygQ\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titleContainer___zhygQ\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 titleName___t0XBl css-h9a43p\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titleContainer___zhygQ\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titleContainer___zhygQ\"\u003eMeet Me in the Garden: \u003cspan class=\"subTitleName___TmSIq\"\u003eA Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contributors___d5659\"\u003eNina LaCour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex dir-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-width-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRONTLIST | Aug 4, 2026 | On Sale Date: Aug 4, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot flex gap-5 align-center\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781250810472, 1250810477\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003eHardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom bestselling, award-winning author Nina LaCour comes a sweeping family saga, a story of forbidden love, and a profound meditation on self-discovery, perfect for readers of HELLO BEAUTIFUL and THE VANISHING HALF\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNew Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette’s older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always wanted something else. It is only with her beloved cousin, Delphine, that Odette can tell her secret: she is in love with a woman, and she longs to be an artist. Delphine has a secret lover, too, a white man. In the hidden garden they’ve discovered, Odette and Delphine can dream of futures full of passion and freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut five years later, Odette's life is nothing like what she'd planned. She's a widowed mother, living in Los Angeles, and she and Delphine, who is passing as white, have spiraled away from each other. When Delphine reaches a breaking point, Odette must make a shattering choice to try to hold her family together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfound and expansive, a story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet Me in the Garden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a decades-spanning tour de force, inspired by the author’s family and tracing the history of the Great Migration.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNina LaCour is the award-winning and bestselling author of Yerba Buena, as well as many works for children and young adults. A former indie bookseller and educator, she lives with her family in San Francisco.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca id=\"title-actions-button\" class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover title___oiCud css-16xnhmi\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bel Canto Books Retro Row","offers":[{"title":"Signed","offer_id":54471332135187,"sku":"9781250810472s","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Unsigned","offer_id":54471332167955,"sku":"9781250810472","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/4561\/5635\/files\/meetmeinthegarden9781250810472_62621.jpg?v=1784739792","url":"https:\/\/belcantobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-meet-me-in-the-garden","provider":"Bel Canto Books Retro Row","version":"1.0","type":"link"}