En kärlek har jag av Robert F. Young .
Jag har identifierat den här boken innan Sök SF melankoli historia om kvinna som väntar på sin partner
Du har lite missuppfattat lite om den vita trädgården. Huvudpersonen, Philip, tar inte med sig en vit gardenia. När han kommer tillbaka hittar han en vit gardenia som hans kärlek, Miranda, har lämnat på bordet:
He returned to the living room and went into the kitchen. The kitchen was the same too, but there was no Miranda in it. He switched on the light and stared at the porcelain sink, the chrome stove, the white cupboards, the gleaming utility table ...
There was a hand mirror lying on the table, and beside it was a crumpled gardenia. He picked up the gardenia and it was cool and soft in his hand. He held it to his nostrils and breathed its fresh scent. There was another scent mingled with it, a delicate fragrant scent. He recognized it immediately as Miranda's perfume.