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The Forgotten Garden
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.
But an unexpected and mysterious bequest from Nell turns Cassandra's life upside down and ends up challenging everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. Inheriting a book of dark and intriguing fairytales written by Eliza Makepeace Rutherford - the Victorian authoress who disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century - as well as a cliff-top cottage on the other side of the world, Cassandra takes her courage in both hands to follow in the footsteps of Nell, on a quest to find out the truth about their history, their family and their past; little knowing that in the process, she will also discover a new life for herself.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- S. O'NEILL
- 12-10-09
A good tale
I enjoyed listening to this story. The clever way the plot revolves around three stories keeps you wanting to listen, especially when you get left with a cliffhanger and then move backward or forward in time. The only downside was the accents - the English ones rather moved back and forth across the country and got a bit Irish at times - but the story was enough to compensate
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- KarenD
- 05-06-15
The past uncovered
What made the experience of listening to The Forgotten Garden the most enjoyable?
A great story, perhaps a little predictable but beautifully written and narrated.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Forgotten Garden?
Entering the abandoned cottage for the first time and the heroines emotional reaction.
What does Caroline Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Feeling and empathy.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, I felt very emotionally involved.
Any additional comments?
Loved it.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Valerie Harris
- 15-11-08
A good story spoilt
This was a good story but Oh dear the \" Cornish \" accent was so excruciating to listen to, spoilt it for me.
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- Debra
- 10-04-19
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I found this book as I really enjoy Caroline Lee's reading and found this after putting her name in the search engine. I will now try more Kate Morton 🙂
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 01-11-19
magical
This book is beautifu and spellbinding and keeps you enthralled to the very end. And what a perfect ending it has!!! The way the fairy tales are intertwined throughout the main story is just magical. I've finally found something as perfect as daphne du maurier's Rebecca. I can't wait to listen to the rest of Kate's books.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- V. C. Ainge
- 16-09-19
What a beautifully woven tale
I absolutely loved this book, a wonderfully crafted story, I was enchanted from beginning to end. In mourning now because I’ve finished it, this is a book that really touched my soul
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-05-18
Outstanding- Listen to it, love and be inspired!
An exceptionally well written, interesting and inspiring collection of stories, woven together to form one of the best books I've ever read.
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- Mrs. E. L. Martin
- 14-11-18
Fantastic story, spoilt by narration.
The story is beautiful and richly painted, but the narrator's diabolical attempts at regional English accents was so bad as to distract from the story. So bad were the accents, it would be impossible to guess where the characters were supposed to be from and I almost imagined a big grin on her face as she made fun of the characters whose voices she was attempting to read.
The story itself is magical and clever and had me ignoring family to find out what happened next.
I give the story 5 stars, but the performance 2. Caroline Lee reads well, but shouldn't be allowed anywhere near accents. I have discovered this in the past, and had I seen that she was narrating this one, I wouldn't have downloaded it. I'm glad I did, as the story is so good and I have little time to sit and read paper books.
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- Mrs H
- 28-06-19
Intriguing intertwined tale of several generations
After a few disappointing audiobooks lately I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing tale. Well narrated, with twists, turns and likeable characters I was a little sad to get to the end.
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- katethestate
- 15-09-21
Accents
Honestly, the West Country accents went through Irish, Newcastle, Caribbean… I’d rather the narrator didn’t do them at all because it was distracting. Good story though lol
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