The Forgotten Garden

The Forgotten Garden is the second novel from internationally bestselling author Kate Morton.

Three women, three generations, one spellbinding mystery . . .

1913. A little girl is found abandoned after a gruelling voyage from England to Australia. All she can remember is that a mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her. But then she vanished.

1975. Years later, Nell returns to England to uncover the truth about her parentage. Her quest leads her to a beautiful Cornish estate called Blackhurst Manor, but its long-forgotten gardens hide secrets of their own.

2005. On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into a surprise inheritance: an old book of dark fairy tales and an abandoned cottage in Cornwall. And here she must unravel the mysteries that have surrounded her family for too long, embarking on a journey that blends past and present, fact and fairy tale . . .

'Draws you in from the very first page . . . Utterly absorbing' – Daily Mail