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    Der verborgene Garten

    Written by Kate Morton

    Narrated by Doris Wolters

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    Die junge Australierin Cassandra erbt von ihrer Großmutter Nell ein verlassenes Cottage in der englischen Grafschaft Cornwall. Daraufhin beginnt sie sich näher mit der Vergangenheit ihrer Großmutter auseinanderzusetzen. Wer war diese Frau? Woher stammte Nell wirklich? Auf den Spuren ihrer Großmutter stößt Cassandra auf das Geheimnis zweier Freundinnen, das seinen Anfang in den Gärten von Blackhurst Manor nahm.
    LanguageDeutsch
    PublisherAUDIOBUCH
    Release dateJun 14, 2013
    ISBN9783899646191
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    Der verborgene Garten
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    Kate Morton

    Kate Morton was born in South Australia and grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specializing in nineteenth-century tragedy and contemporary gothic novels. She is the author of The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House and The Clockmaker's Daughter, which have all been global number one bestsellers.

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    Reviews for Der verborgene Garten

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    • 5/5
      LOVED THIS! The story is wonderfully long. It spans several generations as Cassandra uncovers family secrets and works through her grief to rebuild her life. The engaging story is set partly in an English cottage with fairy tales and of course a hidden garden.
    • 4/5
      When Cassandra inherits a cottage in Cornwall upon her grandmother's death, she travels from Australia to England to solve a family mystery spanning three generations.I found this book slow going at times, but I eventually got caught up in the story -- or stories, as the book follows multiple points of view: Cassandra in 2005, Nell in 1975, and Rose and Eliza in the early 1900s. I guessed the big plot twist fairly early on, but still enjoyed how it was arrived at and revealed. If you like family sagas with touches of the gothic, this might be your cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      Takes awhile to get going but riveting once it gets going. Four story lines gets confusing but towards the end sorts itself out and provides a satisfying solution to the mysteries
    • 5/5
      A re-reading. It's not a perfect book, but there's so much brilliance there that it's perfect in it's imperfection. This time, as I now have my own copy, I dog-eared some particularly good quotes. Will add as time and attention span allow.
    • 3/5
      Kate Morton's books have a definite formula and pattern. With each one, I figure out the big mystery/secret faster (I guess I'm more suspicious). But her books are still enjoyable, especially in audiobook form. I like the mixture of current day and historical plots and the stories are well structured and well written. I wish I could still be as surprised by the twists and turns as I was when I first read her.
    • 3/5
      A girl is put on a ship from England to Australia at the start of the 20th century. When she is older she returns to England to find out who she is. When she's dead, her granddaughter does the same thing.

      This book is told from multiple points of view, changing with each chapter. Initially this was irritating, but I got used to it in the end. This is a ripping yarn and a real page-turner, but the writing is sometimes a bit melodramatic, and I cringed at a few descriptions.

    • 5/5
      I'm telling my friends about this book; in fact, I just loaned my copy out. This interweaving of the lives of three women over seven decades was a fascinating read. I'm looking forward to reading more by Kate Morton.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful, engrossing book. Kate Morton has a real gift for bringing the reader into the story - the people, the locations, the sights, the sounds - it all feels very real.The story itself, as is typical for Kate Morton, is an intriguing multi-generational mystery, unraveled enticingly for the reader.
    • 5/5
      What a fabulous book! It kept me riveted the whole time. I didn't have a problem with the time changes, which I sometimes do, it is so well written. Lots of twists and intrigue. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
    • 3/5
      Nell is raising her Granddaughter Cassandra, as Cassandra's mother has left her to be with a new man.....from there the story progresses & revisits the past & lives of the family that Nell never knew.

      We find that Nell is not who she believed herself to be, she was found on a dock in Australia and the Portmaster & his wife adopted her. Nell goes back to England to find out who she really is and while there purchases a cottage that once belonged to her family. When Nell dies, she leaves Cassandra the deed to a cottage in England.....

      Cassandra goes back to England to make plans for the cottage.....while making repairs to the cottage, Cassandra finds that Nell had originally been about to move back to England, when Cassandra was left with her.

      In the mix is the story of: how Nell came to Australia, the family in England, and the story of Nell's mother & Grandmother.....

      Very beautifully written & compelling family saga, but too convoluted at times. Some parts I had to skip over, I just do not like TMI.... I don't need to be told every single little niggling detail... I read because I like to use my imagination....besides I figured out most of the story before I got to the end.

      I also did not like the constant switching back & forth between stories.....

    • 1/5
      boring, boring, boring
    • 4/5
      Audiobook performed by Caroline Lee. In 1913 a little girl, only 4-years-old, is found alone on the wharf in Australia. She’s taken in by the portmaster and his wife, who are childless, and when no one comes to claim her they keep her and raise her as their own. Decades later her granddaughter tries to unravel the mystery of her grandmother’s origins. What a magical story. The action moves back and forth in time, from the late 1800s to 1913 to 1975 to 2005. The four women central to the story are Nell, Cassandra, Eliza and Rose. Some of the sections are told from the perspective of a child, while others from the perspective of an adult. No one has the full story and anyone who has key elements is sworn to secrecy, so it’s a long, complicated and tangled tale that Cassandra tries to unravel and reveal. I was engaged and interested from beginning to end. This is the first book by Kate Morton that I’ve read. It won’t be the last. I don’t think I would have used the magical realism tag, but several other people have, probably because of the fairy tales that are a central plot point, and one brief mention of a ghost. (Eliza is an author and several of her fairy tales are related in the book; they are truly magical.)Caroline Lee does a fantastic job of voicing the audiobook. She has a lot of characters to handle (most of them female) and I was never confused about who was speaking.
    • 3/5
      This is an early effort by Kate Morton and is a highly readable Gothic novel of a little girl who is sent by herself to Australia and of her granddaughter who, seventy years later tries to unravel the mystery of her story and family heritage. Like most novels of this type, the plot has enough holes to shoot a cannon through, but it's a tribute to Miss Morton's writing skill that the book held my interest until the end,.
    • 5/5
      This was my first book by Ms. Morton and I loved it!
    • 4/5
      An enticing, well-told story.
    • 2/5
      Not a bad story but far too slow for my liking.
    • 4/5
      This was a very entertaining book to listen to. If you liked The Thirteenth Tale you'll like this.
    • 4/5
      When her Australian grandmother passes away, Cassandra inherits a cottage her grandmother purchased -- in a small town in England. Cassandra soon learns that her grandmother's birth parents were a mystery to her for most of her life until she went on a trip to England. However, she never shared her findings with her family so it's up to Cassandra to unearth this mystery all over again.The first 30 or so pages of this book were a little slow going, especially with so many characters being introduced (and it later turned out that some of them weren't particularly necessary to the story and don't show up much later on). After that, however, it picked up pace and in particular the last 150-200 pages really flew by. Although I predicted most of the big reveal, I was still compelled to keep reading and see if I was correct as well as to learn other smaller details along the way. The story is told from many perspectives and crosses several generations. For myself, the most interesting parts were the ones in the past with Rose and Eliza. Throughout, Morton's writing style flows easily and smoothly. She is very evocative in her descriptions and I often felt like I was right there with the characters. I would definitely recommend this book for those who appreciate good character dramas and/or historical fiction.
    • 4/5
      Love it, Love it, Love it!!!
      The complicated plot, many characters to keep track of, but if you can deal with that read the book. Time frame early 1900th and 2005 I think. But don't hold me to it :)
      There is a bit of an info dump at the end to make it all fit in together.
    • 5/5
      I rarely give 5 stars, but this book earned it. The strong female characters, the 4 generations of women, all searching for their lineage. I loved the bit of mystery and surprises. The garden is a place I'd love to go. It reminds me of the gardens I visited in Germany. A wonderful novel.
    • 3/5
      I have been recommended to read Kate Morton for a while (you know who you all are), but I’m sorry to disappoint, because the book just was not for me. I was kind of bored with it. . .I tried to like it, but I just didn’t. . . I mean, I did like the twists in the story, but I just didn’t ever care enough about the characters . . .For the full review, visit Love at First Book
    • 5/5
      A terrific first/early novel (I forget if this is her 1st or 2nd). Some jumping back & forth in time, but well executed, no confusion. All those things you need/want from a summer read but not cheesy or too predictable. (Lovely little cameo by Frances Hodgson Burnett as well)

      Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      A grieving widow in Australia tries to unravel the mystery of her beloved grandmother's mysterious abandonment on a ship at age 4. Her quest leads her to an enchanted English cottage and garden previously occupied by a talented author of children's fairy tales. The author skillfully navigates readers down a twisting, turning path almost as elaborate as the intricate maze depicted in her story. The fairy tales Morton included to play a supporting role in the book's storyline are especially well done, as are the detailed descriptions of the secret garden, the smuggler's cove and the English estate grounds. The frequent transitions between three time periods and generations got to be a bit wearying after a bit, but overall it was a wonderful read.
    • 4/5
      bittersweet story of love, betrayal and finding ones roots again( or for the first time) after life tosses you about. Loved the fairy tale twists and the ode to "the secret garden". This is one of those books that makes me miss my aunt and reminds me of my childhood fantasy that I was adopted and if only I could find my real family, I would be at peace - and also a princess ....
    • 3/5
      Interesting storyline, but not overwhelmingly great.
    • 4/5
      A very engaging identity mystery reminiscent of The Thirteenth Tale and The Secret Garden.
    • 3/5
      SPOILER ALERT Yes The Forgotten Garden was one of those great engrossing all consuming, hard to put down reads. Morton provided a wonderful picturesque setting for a mystery. Call me a whiner but I objected to the following. 1. Nell is a happy, well adjusted daughter & sister until the moment at age 21 that she finds out she is adopted. Who completely changes their personality at age 21 and drops the love of their life because of the blow? I rather suspect you would cling to one who loved you. 2. After searching high & low for the white suitcase (BTW it's always the last place you look) Cassandra waits until she gets to England to decipher the journal. Obviously a contrivance to add mystery to the plot. 3. It was pretty hard not to guess the ending way before we got there. 4. Great to find a boyfriend who has twin hobbies of gardening and medical forensics. 4. So we dug up the precious hidden miraculously sealed clay pot but didn't want to be grossed out by bones so we quit there. Too much coincidence, way too many artificial contrivances to push the plot forward and way too sweet for me but I admit I couldn't put it down.
    • 4/5
      If you loved fairy tales and children's books you will love this novel. Clearly, this author loved all the same elements of stories that I did--somehow she has managed to put them all together in this one novel--changelings, fairies, secret gardens, sisters, cliffs, monsters, shipwrecks, lost children, evil step parents, princesses, etc. At first I was amused ("somebody read one too many fairy tales") but I got hooked in pretty quickly. The book shifts back and forth between it's different narrators and time periods but it really works well. Definitely an enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      What a great book! Apparently I never reviewed this upon finishing but it remains one of my favorites of the year. I love the changes in time from present to past as the story progresses and the hint of mystery throughout the pages. The Forgotten Garden has an almost gothic feeling with very likeable characters. I will be surely picking up another Kate Morton work in the future.
    • 5/5
      This delightful and fascinating book is the story of Eliza,Rose, Nell and Cassandra and how their histories and lives are all intertwined. The story is also told in several different timeframes - 1900's for Eliza and Rose, 1975 Nell's time, and Cassandra in 2005 who connects it all up. The story centers around Nell who in 1913 is found abandoned at a harbour in Australia with a small suitcase containing some clothes and a book of fairy tales by Eliza. The harbour master takes her in and makes her a member of his family. When she turns 21 he reveals her lack of family history and thus Nell's hunt begins to put her story together.Morton's ability to draw the reader into the different lives and then connect all the pieces is amazing. Definitely one of my favorites!