What an enjoyable read! The chapters shift between several different time periods, which was a bit hard to follow at first. But once I had the characters figured out, it wasn't difficult to switch between eras. At the center of the story is Nell, who as a child was abandoned on a ship to Australia. ...
I read a great interview with Daniel Mendelsohn on The Browser a couple of weeks ago on the subject of 'Updating the Classics.' A quote from that interview was immediately brought to mind when reading The Forgotten Garden:A.S. Byatt's Possession and The Children's Book cover much of the same ground ...
This is the third of Kate Morton's books that I've read this year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A story of a little girl, left on a ship bound for Australia by a mysterious woman known as 'the Authoress' and told not to move..on arrival in Oz no-one collects the child and she is taken home and adopte...
This is the third of Kate Morton's books that I've read this year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. A story of a little girl, left on a ship bound for Australia by a mysterious woman known as 'the Authoress' and told not to move..on arrival in Oz no-one collects the child and she is taken home and adopte...
I do not give 5 stars lightly. That should be your first sign that I really enjoyed this book!Think of one of your ancestors and what you know about them. Maybe you've seen a wedding picture, or you know the names of their children. Maybe you know more or maybe you know less. But likely, all you...
Beautiful...I found myself thinking about it when I had to stop reading and do something else, wondering how things happened exactly, and how they might end. A haunting and somehow magical book. The fairy tales alone are worth reading the book!
Didn't like the characters' beliefs that only children make a family complete. Oddly plotted...was occasionally difficult to follow. Nell annoyed me when she dumped her loving adoptive family and fiance. Not one of my favorites.
Sorry, Kate Morton, but it was just too painful for me to enjoy.I love the premise of the story, ie. the discovery of one's past. I love the setting up of the story, ie. a beloved granddaughter continuing her deceased grandmother's wish. I usually loved it when a story alternated between the prese...
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