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Editorial Review:
'A haunting story of the search for identity...is packed with memorable characters and evocative settings. '
'A beautifully written and satisfying novel.'
'The Forgotten Garden weaves its powerful spell slowly and beautifully.'
`Perfect for a long afternoon in a deck chair'
'Chunky, well-written tale...'
'The Forgotten Garden simmers with secrets and strangeness.'
'The story is full of twists and turns that kept hold of me all the way through.'
`A fantastic second novel.'
'What a fantastic second novel this is. I would be surprised if it wasn't another award-winner.'
`great holiday reading...an unusual book but one that keeps the reader guessing until the truth is unravelled at the end.'
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Magic! I don't even know where to start in reviewing this book. I can't quite remember when a book drew me in and kept my attention for the duration of the novel like this one did. It was a long book but it was so engrossing I read it within a couple of days, I literally couldn't put it down. It was absolutely magical. Well done Kate Morton! The story begins in 1913 with a very little girl who lands in Australia apparently without any history, even to the extent of not remembering her own name, only that a... more info
Intriguing story from start to end. What a fantastic book. I read it while on holiday in Cornwall so the Cornish theme was very real and I could imagine all the descriptions vividly. This was a great tale about a misplaced girl. It makes you think the whole time; "how would I have felt if I was that girl?", "who would lose their child?". It is not until two thirds of the way through that you start to make your own conclusions. But never knowing for sure what happened right until the end. It was very gripping and I could not put it down.
Very Very disappointing I'm an avid reader and loved The House at Riverton so when The Forgotten Garden was published I bought it anticipating another great read. Oh dear. The plot leapt about from era to era with several apparently unrelated characters who had no link between them or the dates written about. I never got as far as the garden part but just gave up at Chapter 3 because it was impossible to get into. I passed the book on to a friend with more persistence than I have, and she got no further, so this confusing book has... more info
Excellent fairy tales--shame about the historical inaccuracy, and clunky plot! I had read-----and enjoyed---Kate Morton's first novel, as a light, romantic read, but I found 'The Forgotten Garden' deeply disappointing. I had the impression that this was an apprentice work, written before 'The House at Riverton' and rushed out by the publishers on the back of her first success----it begins as a romantic page turner and then---horror of horrors---there is a chapter ostensibly set in the London of 1900 which is riddled with irritating anachronisms. From here onwards, the novel---which... more info
