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Choice Magazine
'A haunting story of the search for identity...is packed with memorable characters and evocative settings. '
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'A beautifully written and satisfying novel.'
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Haunting tale of deceit,
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I loved the House at Riverton, so I couldn't wait to read the Forgotten Garden. It was so worth the wait!! It is a powerful, moving story of lies, love, searching, and finally, knowledge. It tells of a poor little rich girl and her ambitious, devious mother who only wants the very best for her daughter. Whatever Rose wants, Rose gets. Nothing is allowed to get in the way, and when Eliza comes into the picture, she and Rose develope a powerful bond. There is mystery galore in this novel, going back through generations of the Mountrachet family. What happened to the beautiful Georgiana? Why? There are many questions to be answered, and the story eventually unravels the mystery. We travel from Australia to Cornwall, firstly with Nell, who has to search out her origins, and later, with Cassandra, Nell's granddaughter, who hopes to find the answers to so many questions that have haunted Nell throughout her life.I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and would recommend it whole-heartedly.
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Living the past.,
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This surpasses even House at Riverton. Morton seamlessly weaves an intricate story with skill, craftsmanship and detail of so many eras of British and Australian history, places and emotions. She must become one of our most cherished authors. Her prose is exquisite, her vocabulary sweeping, moving and inspiring. Not only does she have le mot juste, she owns it. I only hope we do not have to wait too long for her next work.
98 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
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I really enjoyed KM's debut novel and in my opinion, 'The Forgotten Garden' surpasses all expectations in terms of richness of plot, depth and magical prose.Gripped from the beginning, I found this novel absolutely unputdownable. Spanning three generations and almost a Century we are thrown backwards and forwards in time as the great mystery of Nells' abandonment on an Australian Port, aged 4, is uncovered. From the wilds of Cornwall to the suburbs of Brisbane and narrated by Eliza, Nell and Cassandra, it is an immense project and you cannot fail to be impressed by the writing skill of KM. Like all great novels, every now and again there's a blip and in this instance I found that a large part of the mystery being uncovered in a long lost letter slightly disappointing. However I found the inclusion of Eliza's fairytales enchanting and wholly original - a very clever idea to help the story flow to it's conclusion. Wonderful storytelling, I cannot wait for her next...
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