· Mr Gilbert is the head gardener for an Earl, and Mrs Gilbert is the housekeeper of his house. They live in a cottage in the grounds. But they're not the loving aunt and uncle Clara wants or needs. There's a mysterious locked room in their house and Clara can't seem to do the right thing. October, Clara has been sent to stay with her aunt and uncle while England is at war. But when she reaches their cottage on an enormous country estate, Clara is plunged into a tangle of secrets. A dark, locked room, a scheming thief, and a mysterious boy who only appears at night. Clara has a secret of her own too – a terrible one about her brother, fighting in the war.4/5(32). This beautifully written story captures the atmosphere of a bygone era and the world of a country house garden and estate during the First World War. Sent away from home to stay with her uncle and aunt, who work on the estate, Clara is keeping secrets - as are all the characters in the novel/5().
Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books. My library. A M Howell lives in rural Suffolk with her husband and two sons, and was inspired to write The Garden of Lost Secrets by the discovery of a year-old gardener's notebook at Ickworth House in Suffolk. Start reading The Garden of Lost Secrets on your Kindle in under a minute. A.M. Howell. October Clara is sent to stay with her formidable aunt and uncle in the grounds of a country estate. Clara soon discovers that her new surroundings hold secrets: a locked room and a hidden key and a mysterious boy who only appears in the gardens at night.
Last week something very exciting happened - proof copies of the The Garden of Lost Secrets arrived!. The Garden of Lost Secrets It is and twelve-year-old Clara’s father has gone to Devon to recover from gas poisoning. Clara, and the terrible secret she keeps hidden in her pinafore pocket, are sent to stay with her formidable aunt and uncle at Gardener’s Cottage in the grounds of a country estate. After completing a BA and an MA at the University of Manchester, A.M. Howell now writes policy documents for local government. In , she was one of 15 writers selected to take part in the Curtis Brown Creative Writing for Children Course, tutored by children’s author Catherine Johnson. A.M. Howell lives in rural Suffolk with her husband and two sons, and was inspired to write The Garden of Lost Secret s by the discovery of a year-old gardener’s notebook at Ickworth House in Suffolk.
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