The Forgotten Garden (Platinum Fiction Series)

Morton, Kate

4.15

222,587 ratings by Goodreads

9781602854925: The Forgotten Garden (Platinum Fiction Series)

ISBN 10: 1602854920 ISBN 13: 9781602854925

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2009

Abandoned on a 1913 voyage to Australia, Nell is raised by a dock master and his wife who do not tell her until she is an adult that she is not their child, leading Nell to return to England and eventually hand down her quest for answers to her granddaughter.

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Review:

'A beautifully written and satisfying novel.' -- Daily Express

'A haunting story of the search for identity...is packed with memorable characters and evocative settings. ' -- Choice Magazine

'Chunky, well-written tale...' -- Dorset Echo

'The Forgotten Garden simmers with secrets and strangeness.' -- Good Housekeeping

'The Forgotten Garden weaves its powerful spell slowly and beautifully.' -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly

'The story is full of twists and turns that kept hold of me all the way through.'
-- Evening Gazette

'What a fantastic second novel this is. I would be surprised if it wasn't another award-winner.' -- South Wales Argus

`A fantastic second novel.' -- Cornwall Today

`Perfect for a long afternoon in a deck chair' -- Gloss Magazine

`great holiday reading...an unusual book but one that keeps the reader guessing until the truth is unravelled at the end.' -- Nuneaton Telegraph

Book Description:

A captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, ghosts, family and memories from bestselling author Kate Morton.

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