by KateMorton (Author)
1913 On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling ocean voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember of the journey is that a mysterious woman she calls the Authoress had promised to look after her. But the Authoress has vanished without a trace. 1975 Now an old lady, Nell travels to England to discover the truth about her parentage. Her quest leads her to Cornwall, and to a beautiful estate called Blackhurst Manor, which had been owned by the Mountrachet family. What has prompted Nell's journey after all these years? 2005 On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritance. Cliff Cottage, in the grounds of Blackhurst Manor, is notorious amongst the locals for the secrets it holds - secrets about the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is at Cliff Cottage, abandoned for years, and in its forgotten garden, that Cassandra will uncover the truth about the family and why the young Nell was abandoned all those decades before.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 645
Edition: Reprints
Publisher: Pan
Published: 06 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 0330449605
ISBN 13: 9780330449601
Book Overview: The hugely accomplished second novel from quality commercial fiction's brightest new star, The Forgotten Garden does not disappoint Kate Morton's debut novel, The House at Riverton, was voted by Richard & Judy's viewers the Best Summer Read 2007 and has sold over half a million copies through Bookscan Highly commercial intelligent women's fiction - for fans of Sarah Waters, Daphne du Maurier and Kate Atkinson
Prizes: Shortlisted for Nielsen BookData/ABA Book of the Year Award - Booksellers' Choice 2009.