Discover the favourite childhood classic “People never like me and I never like people,” Mary thought. When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody says she is the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too. Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about a garden in the grounds of the … garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been kept locked and hidden for years. And when a friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers the most magical place anyone could imagine…
BACKSTORY: Take our quiz, learn about the plucky author and find out about the real secret garden.
more
yeet
BRILLIANT: Go in blind – if you can. As things stand – 62 books into the Goodreads Top 100 (albeit who knows what are actually the bests books ever written) but as things stand, based on my reading to date, this is definitely in my top 5. I went into this blind (thank god) If someone had told me the general jist (or their synopsis) I almost certainly wouldn’t have read this book. Thank God nobody did and I knew nothing going in – and that’s how you should go into this book. Not matter your background or literature preference – guaranteed you’ll LOVE IT. Even you you’ll not admit to your friends afterwards
This is a story of a little orphan girl named Mary Lennox who was sent to a mansion in Yorkshire to live with her uncle and cousin. Mary had grown up a spoiled child and when she went to live with her uncle, she finds that he wants nothing to do with her. Her cousin has been tucked away as well, and he and Mary become close friends through their isolation from the world. Hidden behind a huge wall is a secret garden which was discovered by Mary. The garden has been neglected so Mary and Colin set to bringing it back to life. While working in the garden, both Colin and Mary become healthier and happier.
This was good book. All the main characters are sort of forgotten in one way or another, and this story was about bringing life and growth through love. It has a great lesson about the importance of hope in life and how important it is to care for one another
This is a great book for children/teens. It was written in 1911, so the style of writing is not what kids these days would be used to, but I do think they would still enjoy it.
Still Good!
I read this years and years ago. I saw it offered for Kindle and got it, and found it just as good as it was the first time. Mary was a perfect character to get to know and to root for. I loved how she was the only one able to put Colin in his place. I’ll probably keep this one on my kindle for rereading again.
A favorite, reread many times. Every kid should own it.
A wonderful look into a different time. And a look into the life of a child that has lost so much but finds a new friend and becomes a friend to a child that has never had a voice about his life.
I was transported from my childhood to faraway England ..and a childhood very different from my own….I was enthralled…and became an Angliofile….ever after…
Read it when I was in grade school, can’t remember my exact age….
My favorite book as a child and I have since reread it and still loved it.
Another timeless classic.