This book was voted on by our goodreads group for our australia selection. Tragedy has been described as the conflict between desire and possibility. 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. The forgotten garden by kate morton books, books to read. The forgotten garden by kate morton book club discussion. Summary a tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for australia in 19. These stories evoked explicitly in kate mortons the forgotten garden are emotionally. A little girl is abandoned on a ship headed for australia in 19. The forgotten garden book club kit saint paul public. The forgotten garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the. From the internationally bestselling author of the house at riverton, an. The forgotten garden by kate morton, paperback barnes. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
I kept running across kate mortons name and book titles, and was curious by them. The story didnt disappoint, a great mix between three different times, beautifully woven together. Read this not that book club books to read in 2020 books becoming movies. Perhaps if i had read it, i could have sped through some of the more. A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery.
The march selection for book club was kate mortons the forgotten garden. The house at riverton was my launching pad into her work, and everyone kept telling me to read the forgotten. The the forgotten garden community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community. I was the moderator for this book so im warning you now that there are a lot of photos for this recap.
The forgotten garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively. But i dont mean perky animated movies like the little mermaid. If youre visiting our readalong for the first time, welcome. Following this definition, is the forgotten garden a tragedy.
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. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. The forgotten garden has some marvelous parallels with frances hodgson burnetts the secret garden, and burnett even makes an. The forgotten garden reading group guide book by kate.
A mysterious woman called the authoress had promised to look after her but the authoress has disappeared without a trace. If you are joining us for the forgotten garden readalong, i hope you are enjoying the book. In 2010, mortons third novel, the distant hours, was released, followed. Jeanne grunert shes taken a creative spin at the secret garden, bringing in frances hodgson burnett as a character in the book.
The forgotten garden far surpassed my expectations. Reading and discussing the forgotten garden, by kate morton, was great fun. I love that it covers several generations even though at times it is a little hard to follow. The forgotten garden by kate morton first published. At first i was bothered by how similar it was to the book the secret garden but. You may remember at the beginning of the month when i mentioned that i joined a small blogger book club with cassie and kirby.
Cindy asked us to prepare for the discussion, and she came prepared to reward us for our preparation. The forgotten garden by kate morton is a wonderful book, weaving the past and the present in an intriguing mystery spanning a century. This is the discussion thread for the fall 2011 group read the forgotten garden by kate morton. 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. 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. At first i was bothered by how similar it was to the book the secret garden but then when it became the inspiration for that book i thought that was clever. A foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, a maze, an aristocratic family, a love denied, a mystery the forgotten garden is a captivating, atmospheric, and a compulsive listen about the past. The forgotten garden this has to be one of the most enjoyable books i have read.
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. Group read discussions the forgotten garden spoilers. A book club like no other, each session of forgotten fiction is curated around an enticing theme, from spinetingling 20th century gothic to the decadence of the roaring twenties and noirish femme. I had a good feeling about this book as soon as i saw the endpapers which featured one of arthur rackhams. The forgotten garden by kate morton book club books. An ongoing book discussion group will meet the second monday of every month from 78 pm in the vermont room. 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 while paying homage to. On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to australia. A moving and powerful mystery, the forgotten garden is the bestselling second novel from author of the house at riverton, kate morton. The forgotten garden by kate morton booklist queen.
A plait motif threads through the forgotten garden. Travel the world in books with us, its never to late to join our. I mean the eerie, ambiguous narratives of hans christian. The forgotten garden by kate morton book club ideas our april book club book was the forgotten garden by kate morton. The journey in and out of three time periods, each with a different central characterthough each connected to the others in a way that continues to be. 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.
The forgotten garden is enticing and mesmerising, full of mystery and suspense, which keeps you reading with hunger rachel sat 26 nov 2011 04. Last month, i told you about the book club im in through my moms group. All the mysteries and secrets of the mountrachet family are revealedthe ending is superb. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book a beautiful volume of fairy tales. The forgotten garden by kate morton book club ideas. I purchased this book after reading the authors first book. I mean the eerie, ambiguous narratives of hans christian andersen and the. 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.
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