Rating: 4/5Review: It's a hefty book (552 p.), but the long journey is worth it. The author has a beautiful way with description, and the mystery is so completely enthralling that the reader just has to find out the truth. There are many twists and turns, as well as, trips into the past. There is tragedy, intrigue, love, family bonds, new experiences, interesting people, and a garden that induces a sense of magic. There are strange and creepy things too, much like a fairytale.
Book Description:
A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, a mystery The Forgotten Garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international best-selling author Kate Morton. Cassandra is lost, alone and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident ten years ago, feels like she has lost everything dear to her. But an unexpected and mysterious bequest from Nell turns Cassandra's life upside down and ends up challenging everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. Inheriting a book of dark and intriguing fairytales written by Eliza Makepeace - the Victorian authoress who disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century - Cassandra takes her courage in both hands to follow in the footsteps of Nell on a quest to find out the truth about their history, their family and their past; little knowing that in the process, she will also discover a new life for herself.
2 comments:
sounds like one I would love. thanks for the review.
You're welcome, of course. Thank you for reading it.
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