Book guide
The Forgotten Garden
A century-old family secret, an abandoned child, and a forgotten Cornish garden intertwine in an enthralling intergenerational mystery.
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About The Forgotten Garden
Three women. Three generations. One spellbinding mystery . . . Once upon a time, a little girl was found abandoned after a gruelling sea voyage from England to Australia. She carried nothing with her but a small suitcase of clothes, an exquisite volume of fairy tales and the memory of a mysterious woman called the Authoress, who promised to look after her but then vanished. Years later, Nell returns to England to uncover the truth about her identity. Her quest leads her to the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast, but its long-forgotten gardens hide secrets of their own. Now, on Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritance: an old book of dark fairy tales and a ramshackle cottage in Cornwall. It is here that she must finally solve the puzzle that has haunted her family for a century, embarking on a journey that blends past and present, myth and mystery, fact and fable...
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- child abandonment
- death of a family member
- grief
- family secrets
- adoption/identity discovery
- child death
- infertility
- child abuse
- incest
