The book is The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton published in 2008.
The Forgotten Garden is a tale of mystery and intrigue. It weaves fairytales and history together into a wonderful tale of good triumphing over evil and knowledge clearing away darkness.
The chapters are a jumble of stories telling the story of Nell and the Mountrachets , similarly to the way a box of family history documents tells the story of a family. Documents come out in a confused way until slowly a picture is pieced together of the lineage and histories of the people flesh out.
Along with the story lines from 1907-1913, 1975, and 2005, Morton entwines fairy tales written by one character, the Authoress, Eliza Makepeace, daughter of Georgiana Mountrachet Makepeace. The tales have a deeper meaning as all fairy stories do.
I was fascinated by all of the stories and while I did figure out one of the mysteries, I didn’t understand the motive at all until the end. And yes I liked the fairytale ending.
I've read it, and I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to get another one of her books, it's on hold at the library. I've read two of them now, and really like her style.
I loved this book. I think it was the first book by Kate Morton that I read. I like her style of writing a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this challenge Kim. It is helping me make a dent in my TBR list. Although, Kate Morton may build it up again.
DeleteI have this sitting in my TBR pile. I haven't read any Kate Morton books but look forward to reading this. I am stopping by from the Challenge where i just posted my review of Little Women for April, a little late :)
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