The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
Synopsis:
A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book - a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-first birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, "Nell" sets out to trace her real identity. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell's death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled.
My Review:
Great book. The story contained all aspects that I enjoy when I escape into the world of the books I read. There was intrigue, mystery, love, complicated relationships, fairytale whimsy, strong willed female characters, good winning over evil... Need I say more?
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