The Forgotten Garden |
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 | Having read and enjoyed 'The House at Riverton', this one was on my Xmas list - having just finished it, it certainly didn't disappoint. There are several different 'time-lines' in the story - 1900, 1913, 1930, 1976 & 2005 - all intertwined superbly by the author as the story is gradually revealed and the mystery solved. Just as you think you know what happened, there is another twist and you are left guessing again. Whilst the characters do not always evoke your full sympathy, many are 'damaged' in some way - Eliza by the death of her twin, Sammy; Rose by her ultra-protective upbringing; Linus by his tortured childhood; Nell through findiing out at 21 she is not who she thought she was; Nathaniel & Adeline trying to escape their impoverished backgrounds - and you have to feel an empathy towards them (well, most of them anyway!). Whilst thinking back through the plot certain of the elements and 'reveals' are a trifle contrived, but on a first read the book really grips you and you ... read more.
Written by Kate Morton.
Published 06 June 2008.
Published by Pan Books.
rrp £7.99.
350 pages Paperback.
ISBN: 0330449605
ISBN-13: 9780330449601 | |
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