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| The Forgotten Garden | 
 enlarge | Author: Kate Morton
Publisher: Pan Books
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
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
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 Disappointing October 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like most readers who have reviewed this - I loved The House at Riverton and couldn't wait to read Forgotten Garden. My oh my - was she paid by the page? I found that it was really drawn out - too descriptive for my tastes (I like to use my imagination and don't want the author to explain what a tree looks like - thanks!) The writing wasn't up to the same standard and I had "guessed" the answer to the "mystery" well before the end. I also found the constant hopping around from London, Brisbane, Cornwall, 1907, 1913, 1975, 2005 (where are we now?) confusing and unnecessary. Being a pedant, it also annoyed me when Cassandra said she was looking through her "grandmother's scrapbooks" (Rose's) when actually Nell was her grandmother and Rose was her GREAT grandmother - at least that's what she should have been at this point in the story. All in all - I wouldn't really recommend buying it unless you are a die-hard Morton fan.
 Good old fashioned storytelling October 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I must admit that I was attracted to this book as it mentioned Richard and Judy's Bookclub. Not that I read all they recommend but they are usually worth a look. Then I found out that it was the author's previous book that was referred to "The House at Riverton" so I read that first.
It was good, but for me this one is better. It is set in Australia and Cornwall in the past and present. It starts with a puzzle and a rather heart rending one at that. A four year old girl is left on a steamer heading to Australia in 1912, apparently abandoned and unnoticed by the authorities. Who would do such a thing, and why?
There follows a well written multi layered story that untangles the complexities of the girls life. We see Edwardian society from the viewpoint of the rich and the poor. In the present day we see the girls granddaughter coming to terms with her true heritage. A fine mystery that keeps you guessing.
It is a wonderful adventure, reminding me of Daphne du Maurier and even the Famous Five, but in spirit only.
Thoroughly recommended.
 Not bad but a bit long-winded October 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I, like many others who reviewed this book, read and really enjoyed 'The House at Riverton'. This book was also good, up to about two-thirds of the way through. It then became a bit laborious when the answer to the mystery became predictable. The skipping back and forth between time zones was O.K. at first but then became confusing. Nevertheless, not a bad read but expected better after the author's first book.
 Dull, derivative, souless and unsatisfactory October 1, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
A dull read, probably good for a dull day. The plot is straight from Mills & Boon. Little characterisation - people are either good or very bad. A long book which could have been edited to half its length without loss. Each chapter covers a specific time and place - 1900, 1913, 1975, 2005 - but in each chapter there is no sense of time or place. The characters behave the same and use the same vocabulary regardless of era.
It does try to be a modern classic but sadly fails.
Don't bother.
Hard to put down.. September 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As soon as I saw the back of the book I knew I had to read the book!
It was so hard to put down once I'd started reading it.
There were so many surprises in it. Just when you thought you'd worked it out, there was another twist to the story.
I will definitely be buying her other book.
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