I loved this book. I’ve read another of Kate Morton’s books, The Forgotten Garden, which was good but which I didn’t love. This one, though, is excellent. This book had so many elements that I love: a castle; a mystery; family secrets; dark, gloomy surroundings; tragedy; a book within a book (in a s...
To be honest, this book took me quite a while to finish (I usually only spend max 2-3days on one book so this is saying something). The story line wasn't too enthralling and couldn't capture my attention as much as I would have liked, making me just want to stop and take a break (YES I DARED SAY IT!...
Read. This.Real review to follow."[...] I scrambled for the words to explain to him the contract between reader and writer, the dangers of narrative greed. The sacrilege of just blurting out what had taken chapters to build, secrets hidden carefully by the author behind countless sleights of hand." ...
This is one wonderful gothic novel.It's 1992 when Edie Burchill's mother receives a letter that has been lost for 50 years. A letter that clearly upsets her. Edie and her mother aren't close though, and that prevents Edie from just asking what is wrong.She does notice that the return address on the ...
Did you ever go to a Tupperware party where the hostess spent forever demonstrating all the gadgets in a dramatically effervescent voice? And at the end nobody bought anything? And there weren't even any refreshments being served to make it worth having shown up? And you didn't like any of the othe...
About 3/4 of the way through this book I couldn't wait for it to be over. I had liked two of her earlier books, but this one felt as if the author were making decisions and changes about who her characters were as the novel progressed rather than remembering the hints and foreshadowing she had laid ...
I think I have finally figured out why I am not in love with this book. I finished [b:The Forgotten Garden|3407877|The Forgotten Garden|Kate Morton|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51k8YmcsgDL._SL75_.jpg|3448086]a couple of weeks ago and absolutely loved it. I know this sounds goofy, but there ...
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