The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

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 ten 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.

Reviews for The House at Riverton (also known as The Shifting Fog):

A stunning must-read story that's set for stardom --Woman's Day magazine

This debut page-turner. recounts the crumbling of a prominent British family as seen through the eyes of one of its servants. Morton triumphs with a riveting plot, a touching but tense love story and a haunting ending. --Publishers Weekly

Kate Morton was born in Queensland, Australia's northwestern mountains. She holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature and is a doctorate candidate at the University of Queensland. In Brisbane, he lives with his wife and children. His first novel, La Casa de Riverton, was a huge success in 38 countries, reaching number one in many of them and selling over two million copies around the world. With sales in excess of four million copies, The Forgotten Garden was a complete consolidation of this eminent author, and he received widespread acclaim from critics and readers.

In the same way, his third work, Las horas distantes, became an instant best seller. The sales of Kate Morton's works are estimated to be in the tens of millions of copies around the world.