The second novel from the author of the highly absorbing The House at Riverton, the viewers’ favourite of the Richard and Judy titles of last summer. This is even better. Not quite as sad and covering over 100 years, it’s a family mystery full of twists and turns running from Australia back to Cornwall. Fascinating, highly rewarding and very satisfying, it’s a fantastic read.
Comparison: Judith Lennox, Diane Setterfield, Michelle Paver (adult novels).
A moving and powerful mystery, The Forgotten Garden is the bestselling second novel from Kate Morton - here presented in a beautiful, limited edition design from Sophie Allport.1913. On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember of the journey is that a mysterious woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished without a trace.1975. Now an old lady, Nell travels to England to discover the truth about her parentage. Her quest leads her to Cornwall, and to a beautiful estate called Blackhurst Manor, which had been owned by the Mountrachet family. What has prompted Nell's journey after all these years?2005. On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritance. Cliff Cottage, in the grounds of Blackhurst Manor, is notorious amongst the locals for the secrets it holds - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is at long-abandoned Cliff Cottage, and in its forgotten garden, that Cassandra will uncover the truth about the Mountrachets - and why the young Nell was abandoned all those decades before . . .
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A moving and powerful mystery, The Forgotten Garden is the bestselling second novel from Kate Morton - here presented in a beautiful, limited edition design from Sophie Allport.1913. On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia.
The Forgotten Garden features in the following genres: Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations
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The Forgotten Garden was written by Kate Morton and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Forgotten Garden has 645 pages
