The Forgotten Garden
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family’s secret past A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She...
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From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family’s secret past A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book—a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-fi rst birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, "Nell" sets out to trace her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell’s death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416550556 (1416550550)
ASIN: 1416550550
Publish date: February 16th 2010
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Pages no: 552
Edition language: English
This book wasn't as good as [b:The Lake House|21104828|The Lake House|Kate Morton|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455089249s/21104828.jpg|40462273] but its bloody close. I really enjoyed this one. Although I did predict then ending very early into the book and wasn't really thrown off by any of ...
Book: The Forgotten Garden Author: Kate Morton Genre: Fiction/Historical/Mystery Summary: A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book - a beautiful volume of fairy tal...
I loved this story. The structure is a little convoluted, as it follows three storylines in time, slowly unravelling the mystery of a child who was found abandoned on an Australian dock. There is the story of the child, the story of the child as a mature woman searching for her origins, and the stor...
I've had The Forgotten Garden on my shelf for a long time. I've wanted to read it, but it's just so LONG. I finally decided to tackle it so it would stop haunting me from the bookshelf. There is no denying that Morton can write beautifully. But, the book was so LONG. It wasn't only that it was ove...
I had quite a lot of fun getting lost in this mystery of an enchanting, abandoned garden. There are three eras portrayed in the book, but the most interesting part for me is the one set in early 20th century England. Some red herrings are sprinkled here and there with a hint of something darker than...