The Forgotten Garden could be a good read for those who enjoy historical fiction and intricate family dramas. The book weaves together the stories of multiple generations and continents, creating a rich and complex tapestry of familial relationships and dark secrets. The most unique and distinctive feature of the book is its focus on the forgotten garden, a mysterious and enchanting place that holds the key to the family's past. Readers would likely appreciate the lush descriptions of the garden and the way in which it serves as a metaphor for the tangled secrets of the family.

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• Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for General Fiction (2009)
• 本屋大賞 Nominee for Translated Fiction (2012)

A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a small suitcase containing a few clothes and a single book; a beautiful volume of fairy tales. She is taken in by the dockmaster and his wife and raised as their own. On her twenty-first 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. Her quest leads her to Blackhurst Manor on the Cornish coast and the secrets of the doomed Mountrachet family. But it is not until her granddaughter, Cassandra, takes up the search after Nell's death that all the pieces of the puzzle are assembled. A spellbinding tale of mystery and self-discovery, The Forgotten Garden will take hold of your imagination and never let go.

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