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I really enjoyed 'The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morton. Will I like 'The House at Riverton'?

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notnowbernard · 16/10/2008 12:52

Did you enjoy both?

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sparklesandnowinefor8days · 16/10/2008 13:01

I haven't read The Forgotten Garden but i have read the House at Riverton and i liked it....its not a literary classic but it was good to read

i can send my copy if you like

notnowbernard · 16/10/2008 13:04

That's kind of you

But my Mum's got a copy she can lend me, and she lives not far away

This was no 'classic' either, but it had me really engaged as it jumps from era to era though the thread of characters always remains intact

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islandofsodor · 16/10/2008 13:07

I have read both. I found the Forgotten Garden quite slow to get into and it annoyed me at first but I did enjoy it once I got going.

The House at Riverton is the better book out of the two in my opniion.

sparklesandnowinefor8days · 16/10/2008 13:08

the Riverton one is the same, which is why i liked it too. She very easily takes you from one era to another without you having to think too much about whats happened previously iykwim

notnowbernard · 16/10/2008 13:13

Might give it a try, then. But will wait a while if the style is really similar. I prefer to go from one type of book to something totally diferent

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fairylights · 16/10/2008 13:15

i haven't read The Forgotten Garden but have read the House at Riverton and I really enjoyed it - just my kind of easy holiday/not having to think too hard read..
I too enjoyed the way it jumped eras.
Enjoy!

jumpingbeans · 16/10/2008 13:19

Fairylight, if you like they it jumped eras, have you read the Bone Garden, that was very good,

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 16/10/2008 18:46

I liked the House at Riverton best.

CandleQueen · 16/10/2008 18:47

Both books are very similar, but I liked Riverton best.
Have you read The Thirteenth Tale? That's a good book in a similar vein.

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