The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
Summary
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family's secret past.
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 reveal to her that she is adopted, and she sets out to trace her 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 takes up the search that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go.
Praise
"Shifting back and forth over a span of nearly 100 years, this is a sprawling, old-fashioned novel ... replete with family secrets, stories-within-stories, [and] even a maze and a Dickensian rag-and-bone shop." — Booklist
"A cottage on the Cornish coast is home to secrets that pull together three generations of women, despite the decades and oceans that separate them... [a] perfect mix of scandal, drama, mystery, and just a hint of fairy-tale wonder." — Library Journal
"A long, lush, perfectly escapist read." — The Daily News (NY)
"Morton excels at creating absorbing mystery. This tale, like the maze in the garden of the title, is a fine place to lose yourself." — People (four stars)
About the Author
Kate Morton is the author of New York Times bestselling The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden and her newest release The Distant Hours. A native Australian, she holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. She lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia, and can be visited on the web at www.katemorton.com.
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