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The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett
Book Review-The Secret Garden
Author- Frances Hodgson Burnett
Published in- 1911
Genre- Fantasy
Protagonists- Mary Lenox, Colin Craven, Dickon Sowerby, Martha Sowerby, Ben Weatherstaff.
SYNOPSIS-
The novel centers on ten year old Mary Lenox, who lives in India with her wealthy British family. Frances Hodgson Burnett has poured down in beautiful words, on how nature is exactly where you can find yourself. Mary Lennox, the protagonist of the story; is an unloved, spoiled brat and is often teased by all her cousins. After being shifted to secluded Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire, with no one to address her as ‘princess’ or names of the sort, she left on her own to unravel the mystery of the late Mrs. Craven’s secret garden.
Mary finds her friends along the way, and with the smart, nature-loving Dickon Sowerby, she finds her way in life. The same old spoiled, pale, skinny, Mary Lennox, glows in the sunshine and smiles at the beauty of flowers and nurtures them with love and care. With helping out the hunchbacked Colin Craven with Dicken by her side, and finding about the garden, Mary also convinces Mr. Craven about the beauty of the garden, and why his wife loved and nurtured it from the core of her heart.
I totally recommend every young reader to go and get this book! I completely fell in love with the literature and the description of the book. If you want to fall in love with nature, and its beauty; this one’s for you. A heart-felt yet adventurous story. Frances Hodgson Burnett totally took away my heart. Splendid.
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A heart-touching book, for all the nature and literature lovers out there! I strongly recommend it. Frances Hodgson Burnett deserves a shout-out for this!