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Fall in love with the story of The Forgotten Garden all over again in this second edition, read by captivating actress Anna Skellern, who brings to life this atmospheric and a compulsive listen about the past, ghosts, family and memories – from bestselling author Kate Morton.

About the Author

Kate Morton grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland and now lives in London. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specialising in 19th century tragedy and contemporary novels. Kate has sold over ten million copies of her novels in 33 languages, across 38 countries. The Shifting Fog, published internationally as The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours and The Secret Keeper have all been number one bestsellers around the world. Caroline Lee is a gifted actor and narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a number of bestselling titles, including Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company and recently appeared in The Newsreader on the ABC. She has received three Green Room Awards for Best Actress, and four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty.

Reviews

‘[A] dark, suspenseful feast for history-lovers ...’
*Sunday Telegraph*

'A beautifully written and satisfying novel.'
*The Daily Express*

'The Forgotten Garden simmers with secrets and strangeness.'
*Good Housekeeping*

‘The story is full of twists and turns that kept hold of me all the way through – and kept me guessing until the final chapters.’
*Evening Gazette (UK)*

‘A compelling, richly layered mystery ...'
*Australian Women’s Weekly*

‘A long, lush, perfectly escapist read.’
*New York Daily News*

‘ .... once in a while [a] book comes along that you can’t put down, you even put off going to work so you can finish it. You also know that at least once in your life, you will pick it up to reread. This is such a book ...’
*Armidale Express*

This is the second novel by the Queensland author of The Shifting Fog. The book opens with a little girl abandoned on a ship to Australia. She is secretly taken in by a childless family and loved as their own. When her origins are revealed on the night of her 21st birthday, Nell O'Connor's life changes forever. Decades later during the 1970s, she searches for the truth by returning to England, leading her to the windswept Cornish coast, and the strange and beautiful Blackhurst Manor, once owned by an aristocratic family. The story hops between memories of England in the early 1900s and Brisbane between the 1930s and 2005. On Nell's death, her granddaughter, Cassandra, comes into an unexpected inheritance. Cliff Cottage and its forgotten garden are notorious among the Cornish locals for the secrets they hold-secrets about the doomed family and their ward, a writer of dark Victorian fairytales. It is here that secrets about the family are revealed, and the century-old mystery of a little girl lost is solved. It will be easy to recommend this immediately captivating and atmospheric story to readers of historic fiction, who also enjoy a well- plotted mystery along the way. Meredith Wright is the owner of Dalton's Books in Canberra, and has been a bookseller for over 25 years

'[A] dark, suspenseful feast for history-lovers ...' -- Sunday Telegraph
'A beautifully written and satisfying novel.' -- The Daily Express
'The Forgotten Garden simmers with secrets and strangeness.' -- Good Housekeeping
'The story is full of twists and turns that kept hold of me all the way through - and kept me guessing until the final chapters.' -- Evening Gazette (UK)
'A compelling, richly layered mystery ...' -- Australian Women's Weekly
'A long, lush, perfectly escapist read.' -- New York Daily News
' .... once in a while [a] book comes along that you can't put down, you even put off going to work so you can finish it. You also know that at least once in your life, you will pick it up to reread. This is such a book ...' -- Armidale Express