The Secret Garden
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Narrated by Kara Shallenberg
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was born in Manchester and spent her early years there with her family. Her father died in 1852, and eventually, in 1865, Frances emigrated to the United States with her mother and siblings, settling with family in Knoxville, Tennessee. Frances began to be published at the age of nineteen, submitting short stories to magazines and using the proceeds to help support the family. In 1872, she married Swan Burnett, a doctor, with whom she had two sons while living in Paris. Her first novel, That Lass o'Lowrie's, was published in 1877, while the Burnetts were living in Washington D. C. Following a separation from her husband, Burnett lived on both sides of the Atlantic, eventually marrying for a second time, however she never truly recovered from the death of her first son, Lionel. Best known during her lifetime for Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), her books for children, including The Secret Garden and The Little Princess, have endured as classics, but Burnett also wrote many other novels for adults, which were hugely popular and favourably compared to authors such as George Eliot.
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Reviews for The Secret Garden
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I bought this book as a present to a dear, nine years old, relative of mine and I thus decided to read it myself once more. I remember it was a good book, I read long ago, that is why I bought it as a present for this reflective Christmas 2020. I picked fir myself the audio version and enjoyed it so much. This is such a great story, told with so many details, in the audio version the Yorkshire accent is lovely, and with great interactions among the characters. Yes, maybe from another century but to remind us what love is all about and what support and solidarity can come from the hearts of kids. Lovely end with a clear ceasing and not too much sugary frosting. A five star to a children story book, in my opinion.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book!!! I had a lot of fun reading it... You should DEFINITELY read it!