The Forgotten Garden
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The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

2008•Mystery•523 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydramaromancehistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshipall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, realistic mystery, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

A woman on a quest to find out the truth about her family, a mysterious Victorian authoress, a book of dark fairytales and a long-hidden secret-The Forgotten Garden is another addictive and compulsively readable romance/mystery from Kate Morton, author of the international bestseller The Shifting Fog.A lost child.On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDramaRomanceHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsComplex relationshipAll consuming quest

Subjects

MysteryAbandoned childrenGrandmothersCountry homesInheritance and successionAustraliaGrandparents

Details

Author
Kate Morton
Published
2008
Pages
523
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