![]() She is best known for her children’s novels such as Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess but was also a prodigious writer of adult fiction. She was well travelled, living in Paris for a few years before buying a house in England (where she wrote The Secret Garden) and finally moving to New York. Her journey sees her change, befriending a host of loveable characters as the garden begins to cast its spell on her.īorn in 1849, Burnett moved to America in 1865 where she would live, on and off, for the rest of her life. Mary makes it her quest to find and explore the possibilities it holds. Although unsure about her surroundings and its occupants, through the gentle guidance of the maid she gradually becomes interested in the story of Mrs Craven who apparently used to spend her time in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished. At first, she struggles to find a place in this new existence. ![]() After the loss of her parents, she moves to rural Yorkshire to live with a distant uncle where she resents the wildness of the countryside. Mary Lennox starts her life as an unhappy victim of circumstance. An uplifting and light-hearted listen, this is the ideal summer escape. It is, however, as much for adults as for anyone else. First published in 1911, the novel is a much-cited ‘classic’ of English children’s literature. Delve in to the tranquil world of Burnett’s story as you follow the journey of her young protagonist, Mary Lennox, on her journey through her childhood. Read by actress, singer, blogger and author Carrie Hope Fletcher, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s delightful novel The Secret Garden is given new life.
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