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 enlarge | Author: Kate Morton
Publisher: Pan Books
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 60
Media: Paperback
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.1
ISBN: 0330449605
EAN: 9780330449601
ASIN: 0330449605
Publication Date: June 6, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Just Brilliant November 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A friend read the book and told me that I must read it and I thought it was a brilliant read. The style of writing is easy and the story is very compelling. I couldn't put it down. I might have been put off by the cover as it looks quite dark and I didn't find it attractive but between the cover is a very good book. I hope that the author is busy writing another quality novel and that we don't have to wait too long.
Totally absorbing! November 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having thoroughly enjoyed The House at Riverton, I was really pleased when The Forgotten Garden appeared in time for my holiday. The plot has been described well by others but Kate Morton has another winner with this book - I couldn't put it down and it made me laugh and cry whilst reading which is usually the sign of a good book! I would recommend this to anyone.
Loved it! November 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved this book! It was unputdownable! Kate Morton's writing was beautiful, descriptive but not long winded and the mysterious tale kept me turning the pages. The story was complex, well thought out and keeps you guessing. Not normally a fan of period literature, I found the inclusion of past and present characters captivating. This is an epic story spanning more than a century and four generations of a family the characters know nothing of at the beginning. A fantastic read. If you like the TV show "Who do you think you are?" you will love this book!
A wonderful read November 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I absolutely adored this book. I'll be honest that it took me a little while to get into because of each chapter changing setting and time but it was worth the perseverance. Once I got into this book I got so spell bound by the story. Kate Morton has a beautiful style of writing which takes you away from your surroundings deep into the lives of Nell, her grand-daughter and Eliza Makepeace. The book has so many wonderful twists and turns which make it so hard to put down. Every time you think you've might have unravelled what happened to Nell all those years ago there's another twist which opens up all sorts of other possibilities.
This book is perfect for curling up with on those miserable cold days but be warned once you get hooked you won't get much else done until you finish it! This is the first Kate Morton book i've read but i'll definately be picking up her first novel having read this.
 Engaging and atmospheric October 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this and The House at Riverton together in a special offer and enjoyed them both, but this one perhaps the most.
Kate Morton has a style of writing that is a pleasure to read, descriptive but not boring, and with jumps backwards and forwards but without getting too complex that you lose track.
Her characters in this book, as with The House at Riverton, are endearingly flawed and grow on you as the book progresses and we gradually learn more about them. I did guess the twist in this book, as I did with Riverton, but it did not spoil my enjoyment of this rich and evocative tale. A good summer read, especially if you enjoy novels set in this era. Reminded me a little of Barbara Erskine.
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