The Forgotten Garden

Morton masters the multigenerational family thriller with a skill that makes the predictable addictive. The storylines jumping between 1960s Australia, Victorian England, and early twentieth-century Cornwall are well orchestrated, though the resolution arrives too late for some readers' patience. It is a perfect book for those who enjoy interwoven mysteries combined with social history. It does not demand deep reflection; it asks for concentration and time. It delivers exactly what it promises.