Travel the world in books with us, its never to late to join our. A mysterious woman called the authoress had promised to look after her but the authoress has disappeared without a trace. I mean the eerie, ambiguous narratives of hans christian andersen and the brothers grimm, or the late 19thcentury retellings found in andrew langs fairy books. Sep 26, 2009 the forgotten garden book discussion on october 11th at 10 am slt 1pm est, well be discussing kate mortons book, the forgotten garden in second life at our readers garden in cybrary city 1. Perhaps if i had read it, i could have sped through some of the more tedious portions and had a different impression of it. On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to australia. The forgotten garden reading group guide book by kate. These discussion questions for the forgotten garden by kate morton are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your. Jeanne grunert shes taken a creative spin at the secret garden, bringing in frances hodgson burnett as a character in the book. Like frances hodgson burnetts beloved classic the secret garden, kate mortons the forgotten garden takes root in your imagination and grows into something enchantingfrom a little girl with no memories left alone on a ship to australia, to a fogsoaked london river bend where orphans comfort themselves with stories of jack the ripper, to a cornish sea. She had asked us to consider three of the discussion questions from the back of the paperback copy of the book.
At nells joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4yearold in 19, seemingly abandoned on an australian wharf and unable to. Summary a tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for australia in 19. The forgotten garden by kate morton book club discussion. These stories evoked explicitly in kate mortons the forgotten garden are emotionally.
Kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. A friend of mine gave me a copy of the forgotten garden by kate morton. The forgotten garden is a very entertaining story and it contains some very exquisite descriptions of the english countryside. Jun 06, 2008 a moving and powerful mystery, the forgotten garden is the bestselling second novel from author of the house at riverton, kate morton. On the night of her twentyfirst birthday, nells father, hugh, tells her a secret that shatters her sense of self. The forgotten garden by kate morton reading group guide these discussion questions for the forgotten garden by kate morton are intended to help your reading group. While paying homage to frances hodgson burnett, the secret garden and the gothic novel, mortons second work explores living with and overcoming loss of trust, of. The forgotten garden, kate morton the forgotten garden is a 2008 novel written by australian author kate morton, driven by the mystery of why a 4yearold child is found abandoned on an australian wharf in 19. First published in 2008, the book is classified as a historical mystery and won the australian book industry award for general fiction in 2009. The question and answer section for the forgotten garden is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel ask your own question. Kate morton goodreads author topics about this book topics that mention this book. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. If you havent read chapters 1 through 27 of the forgotten garden by kate morton and dont want spoilers, please come back to discuss when you are done with those chapters. The forgotten garden by kate morton i made a promise to myself i would read more books this year and attend a few book clubs.
A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for australia in 19. It won general fiction book of the year at the 2007 australian book industry awards, and was nominated for most popular book at the british book awards in 2008. Jan 22, 2011 a tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for australia in 19. My favorite scene is the one where cassandra and her friend sleep in the cottage for the first time. Drama, fiction, historical, mystery or thrillers, world or cultural. But it is not until her granddaughter, cassandra, takes up the search after nells death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. The forgotten garden discussion showing 123 of 23 goodreads. I love that it covers several generations even though at times it is a little hard to follow. Book club discussion the forgotten garden bixby memorial. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. A plait motif threads through the forgotten garden. The story spans several generations and the perpetuation of a family secret makes this story intriguing and mysterious. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Booklet number b2116 in the series of book discussion notes produced for cae book groups. The group is entirely volunteerled and is always open to the public. The forgotten garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international bestselling author kate morton cassandra is lost, alone and grieving. The forgotten garden is the second novel by australian author kate morton. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book. Ive had this book for about 5 years, now, and ive read it 3 times. If you havent read the entire book of the forgotten garden by kate morton and dont want spoilers, please come back to discuss when you are done. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book a beautiful volume of fairy tales.
Book recommendations for people who like the forgotten garden by kate morton. The question and answer section for the forgotten garden is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The forgotten garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international bestselling author kate morton. The forgotten garden this has to be one of the most enjoyable books i have read. This book was voted on by our goodreads group for our australia selection. I kept running across kate mortons name and book titles, and was curious by them. How important is a strong sense of identity to a persons life. The forgotten garden by kate morton a foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery.
Every time i return from a book discussion it reaffirms the fact that i am a total english geek. Nov 26, 2011 the forgotten garden is enticing and mesmerising, full of mystery and suspense, which keeps you reading with hunger rachel sat 26 nov 2011 04. A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery. Cindy asked us to prepare for the discussion, and she came prepared to reward us for our preparation. I didnt want to put it down but on the other hand i didnt want it to end. These discussion questions for the forgotten garden by kate morton are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. Oct 26, 2010 a foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery. If the success of stephenie meyers vampire books is any indication. The forgotten garden is enticing and mesmerising, full of mystery and suspense, which keeps you reading with hunger.
On her twentyfirst birthday, they tell her the truth, and with her sense of self shattered and very little to go on, nell sets out to trace her real identity. May 27, 20 reading and discussing the forgotten garden, by kate morton, was great fun. The forgotten garden by kate morton booklist queen. Jun 30, 2015 a spellbinding tale of mystery and selfdiscovery, the forgotten garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go. An ongoing book discussion group will meet the second monday of every month from 78 pm in the vermont room. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single booka beautiful volume of fairy tales. A spellbinding tale of mystery and selfdiscovery, the forgotten garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go. April 7, 2009 a fouryearold girl abandoned aboard a ship touches off a centurylong inquiry into her ancestry, in mortons weighty, at times unwieldy, second novel the house at riverton, 2008.