![]() ![]() Rather than feeling jumpy, the narrative actually flows smoothly, allowing readers to gradually piece together bits of important information to solve the mystery just as the modern-day heroine does. The various stories in this novel are told in bits and pieces, jumping back and forth in time from the early 20th century to the 1970s and the current century. To tell the history of the garden or its inhabitants in linear fashion would be to deprive readers of one of the singular glories of this book. The physical garden mentioned in the title lies at the heart of an intricate maze on an estate in Cornwall. Beautiful and bittersweet, this family saga roams from the turn of the 20th century to the modern day as it tells an intricate story of secrets, identity, and, ultimately, self-discovery. This very accurately describes my experience with The Forgotten Garden. You know a book is good when nearly 600 pages seem to fly by in the blink of an eye. ![]()
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