Over The Garden Wall
Expected: Spring 2027
She was forbidden to explore the world—so she learned to read it.
After losing her mother to the dangerous road to Baghdad, Samira spends ten years hidden behind the walls of her father’s orchard along the Euphrates River—cut off from the world she longs to understand. Her only connection to life beyond the gates comes through messages left by wandering travelers in a hollow tree nearby. But when a sandstorm brings a wounded scholar to her doorstep, Samira’s world begins to change. As he secretly teaches her to read and write, she discovers friendship, poetry, and the dream of a future beyond the orchard walls. Yet when her father learns the truth, the fragile freedom she has found threatens to vanish forever—forcing both father and daughter to confront the cost of fear, love, and letting go.
About the Author
Writer, dreamer, historian. Alexandra Quinn believes stories are how we survive ourselves — little echoes passed from one generation to the next. Through historical fiction, she explores grief, womanhood, faith, and the dangerous weight of untold histories.
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