The Forgotten Garden [Paperback]

'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.'

The haunting second novel from the author of the No.1 bestseller, The House at Riverton

A lost child . . . 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 has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret . . . On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever. Decades later, she embarks upon a search for the truth that leads her to the windswept Cornish coast and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by the aristocratic Mountrachet family. A mysterious inheritance . . . On Nell’s death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious amongst the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold – secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family and their ward Eliza Makepeace, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that Cassandra will finally uncover the truth about the family, and solve the century-old mystery of a little girl lost.

Kate Morton grew up in the mountains of southeast Queensland, Australia. She has degrees in Dramatic Art and English Literature and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. Kate lives with her husband and young son in Brisbane. The Forgotten Garden is her second novel. You can find more information about Kate and her books at www.katemorton.com.