The Forgotten Garden

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Why do so many stories about women have all this jealousy and the world view that there is one pie and if one woman gets a piece (happy life) some other woman will therefore lose out? Found this annoying. But will it change Luisa’s life? And will romance blossom along with the garden? I certainly hoped it would but I’m keeping schtum. a captivating tale of century-old secrets, family and memory . . . Beautifully written and plotted.’ — Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

The garden description was so well done I could picture it in my head. I even googled some of the plants to see what they looked like. My favourite part was definitely Max's bus. It made the story for me. The Forgotten Garden" was rather disappointing, as I was sure that I would love this book. Secrets, mystery, a hidden garden...these are ingredients that I love. Just not the most fortunate use for them in this plot. A book beautifully grounded in real-life situations, reflections of what is and could be, and things most of us will have seen or experienced wherever we may live. Cassandra learns so many things about Nell's past. It's not a simple one to find out but it's a pretty sad story none-the-less. There are a few different characters in the story, two prominent ones being Eliza and Rose. Like I said, it's a sad story. The Forgotten Garden" was my first book by Kate Morton, and I think it's going to be my last as well. That's because I have a feeling that once you've read one of her books, you know what her stories and her writing style is like. It's not bad at all, but it's reminiscent of so many other authors and books I've read which seem predictable and bland to me and don't really leave that much of an impression.

Kate Morton

On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her – but the Authoress has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret

The Forgotten Garden is a multi-generational mystery that reveals itself bit by haunting bit, featuring three women: A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery.While many areas of this story are depressing, and it could be argued that it’s a tragedy, it is also a kind a love story, and ends on such an uplifting note, I felt a huge sense of peace. I loved Eliza’s fairy tales and the way they paralleled real events, in the story. I could help but feel for Eliza, but admired her, too, however, I was often perplexed by Nell’s choices, but Cassandra is a gem and I think she will make sure the legacy of her true heritage is given the honor and respect it deserves. Luisa finds herself in a run down seaside town in Cumbria, with some reluctance she can see what the void space could become. Meeting Cas a local teacher who in his spare time runs a boxing gym for children so they have somewhere to go, other than causing trouble she thinks maybe she can help out with the run down gym and support the rental costs if she uses it as her base. He thinks maybe his youngsters could also benefit from taking part in the community garden.