Release date: June 1st, 2008
Series: / standalone
Pages: 648
Genre: Historical fiction
A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and 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.
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Memory is a cruel mistress with whom we all must learn to dance.
I was seriously positively surprised by this book. This was a random pick for me so I didn't know what to expect from it, I didn't even fully know what it's about.
In the beginning, I needed some time to get used to the story and the jumping from people and years. This story is told by three women of three generations in the years 1913, 1975 and 2005.
It's basically about a woman with a tragic past and tragic and quite sad and lonely life who didn't have anyone but her cousin. Her aunt was her biggest enemy since she was a child and she did everything in her power to make Eliza disappear and turn her daughter, Rose, against her in the end.
There were some twisted secrets this family was hiding and Cassandra's grandmother, Nell, started her search for her real family when, at 21, she finds out she's adopted and she digs out some deeply forgotten secrets about her family, although she never really finds out the complete truth.
Cassandra, her granddaughter, finishes what her grandmother started and completes the puzzle of the story, revealing a heartbreaking truth about Eliza Makepeace, the famous writer of fairytales who mysteriously disappeared.
I was really captivated by this book. The more secrets I found out, the more I wanted to know. It was beautifully written and heartbreaking at some parts, but it's a beautiful and unexpected story and I truly enjoyed reading it.
I also loved the romance between Cassandra and Christian and just loved them together! Fate really works in mysterious ways and this book proved that.
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"I fell deeply in love with books as a child and believe that reading is freedom; that to read is to live a thousand lives in one; that fiction is a magical conversation between two people - you and me - in which our minds meet across time and space. I love books that conjure a world around me, bringing their characters and settings to life, so that the real world disappears and all that matters, from beginning to end, is turning one more page."
Kate Morton's six novels - The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, and The Clockmaker's Daughter - have all been New York Times bestsellers, Sunday Times bestsellers and international number 1 bestsellers; they are published in 34 languages, across 42 countries.
You can find more information about Kate Morton and her books at https://www.katemorton.com or connect on http://www.facebook.com/KateMortonAuthor or instagram.com/katemortonauthor/
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