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When Cassandra inherits a mysterious book of dark fairy tales from her grandmother Nell, she's thrust into an unexpected mystery that will unravel everything she thought she knew about her family. Following in Nell's footsteps, Cassandra becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about Eliza Makepeace, the Victorian author who wrote the tales and vanished over a century ago—a quest that takes her through layers of secrets, forgotten gardens, and buried love stories. With gorgeous, atmospheric writing that weaves between past and present, this novel is an absolute page-turner that explores how family histories shape who we are. If you're drawn to mysteries wrapped in magic, romance tinged with melancholy, and the kind of storytelling that makes you desperate to know what happens next, The Forgotten Garden is utterly unmissable.
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