--- product_id: 12844264 title: "The Cement Garden" brand: "ian mcewan" price: "฿1657" currency: THB in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/12844264-the-cement-garden store_origin: TH region: Thailand --- # The Cement Garden **Brand:** ian mcewan **Price:** ฿1657 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Cement Garden by ian mcewan - **How much does it cost?** ฿1657 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.th](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/12844264-the-cement-garden) ## Best For - ian mcewan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ian mcewan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Cement Garden ## Images ![The Cement Garden - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51KVD3jtyHL.jpg) ![The Cement Garden - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31Ji2Y1dEtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read *by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2018* Review: The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan. 4 Stars 11/17/2018Ian McEwan is a great writer and in this short story he used many incest issues and scenes that I found it disturbing at times. The family consisted of two parents and four children, Julie age seventeen, Jack age fifteen, Sue age thirteen, and Tom age six.Jack is the one narrating the story.The family was barely functional and was struggling to find some kind of emotional balance. The father soon dies of a heart attack and the mother is sickly and she too dies. They did have a funeral for their father but when their mother died soon after they had to decide if they should have reported it but feared being separated and sent to foster homes. Julie and Jack decided to bury their mother in a bed of cement in the cellar.It was an unstable situation where Tom reverts to being a clinging baby and insists to be dressed as a girl. Than Sue withdraws to her room where she reads and writes in her diary. However, Jack becomes confused because he is maturing sexually and is drawn to his older sister for satisfaction and she doesn’t discourage him. Plus, Julie is the one above the others and becomes easy flexible with rules, she is an athletic beauty to whom the others look up to.There were incest scenes even before the parents died. The children had no one to guide them and they continued to live in the rundown area of the town in a ramshackle old house. ### ⭐⭐ Not worth it *by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020* If you're hoping that this book with be a little creepy and a little disturbing then don't bother purchasing. The ending is unfinished and unthought out any adult themes are barely mentioned or described and are written from the point of someone who seems like they've never had a sexual encounter in their lives. Most of the book is just bantering between the siblings arguing over a few months time about normal everyday things in the main characters fight with going through puberty being smelly and unliked by his siblings. nothing about this book is creepier disturbing aside from the fact that their mother dies and they decide to bury her in a trunk full of cement instead of calling somebody. Don't waste your time there are much creepier and disturbing books out there than this one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An unstable situation (3.75*s) *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2012* This short novel, the author's first written some thirty years ago, is a brief, but provocative, look at how a family of teens and a small brother cope, or do not cope, with the death of both parents within a short time period. The family of Julie, Jack, Sue, and Tom, ages 17, 15, 13, and 6, was barely functional, but now they are forced to make decisions and interact in ways which cannot withstand rational scrutiny but do result in them drawing together to some degree.Julie and Jack are central to this story. Jack, the narrator, was helping his father mix concrete for a garden path when he died from over exertion. But Julie is the driving force in this drama. She is a lithesome, athletic beauty to whom the others gravitate. She and Jack, fearful of nebulous authorities, decide that their mother, her death occurring after weeks of being confined to bed, must be concealed in a bed of concrete in the cellar.It is an unstable situation; most of them are struggling to find some sort of emotional balance. Young Tom reverts to being a clinging baby and insists on being dressed as a girl; Sue withdraws to her room where she reads and writes in her diary; and Jack, maturing sexually, finds himself increasingly drawn to his older sister, which she does little to discourage. The author, despite the abnormalities, seems to be generally sympathetic towards the efforts of these kids to survive, but there is a pervasive sense that all of the various cracks in their arrangement will inevitably result in its collapse. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/12844264-the-cement-garden](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/12844264-the-cement-garden) --- *Product available on Desertcart Thailand* *Store origin: TH* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*