The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Description
A moving and powerful mystery, The Forgotten Garden is the bestselling second novel from author of The House at Riverton, Kate Morton. 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.
Author(s): Kate Morton
Publisher: Pan
Publication year: 2008
Publication date: 2008-06-06
Pages: 645
Publisher: Pan
Publication year: 2008
Publication date: 2008-06-06
Pages: 645
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330449601
Dimensions: 13.21 x 4.19 x 19.71 cm
Weight: 0.46 kg
Language: English
ISBN: 9780330449601
Dimensions: 13.21 x 4.19 x 19.71 cm
Weight: 0.46 kg