Just so you know...I finished this novel in 2 1/2 days. I haven't had a lot of 
time for reading lately, but for this novel I made time. It's just the mix of mystery and drama that I love in a novel. While the storyline has been done before (see similar novels below) this was done with such flare that it's worth the read. I do have to admit that I guessed the ending before it was told in the novel, but that didn't diminish the shock of the ending.
time for reading lately, but for this novel I made time. It's just the mix of mystery and drama that I love in a novel. While the storyline has been done before (see similar novels below) this was done with such flare that it's worth the read. I do have to admit that I guessed the ending before it was told in the novel, but that didn't diminish the shock of the ending.The novel begins with an abandoned little girl arriving in Australia on a boat from London. She is subsequently adopted and raised by a loving family, but the mystery of her origins fuel the story throughout the novel. The story includes family secrets, lost loves, and untold tradgedies. When the girl's graddaughter inherits a tiny cottage near a long forgotten garden, the secrets of the past begin to unfold.
Similar Novels: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
Length: 549 Pages
Copyright: 2008
1 comment:
ooooh, do you have this one? It is on my list of books to read.
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