![]() However, after a bit of kindness from one of the maids, Martha, and her brother Dickon, the encouragement of a little robin redbreast and some exploring, Mary uncovers two secrets of the manor. ![]() Spoiled and sullen from being neglected by her parents, Mary is largely left to her own devices in her new home. ![]() She is shipped back to England to live at the manor of an uncle she has never met. “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Bernett is a classic children’s novel about a young British girl called Mary who is left orphaned following an epidemic in British India. The cover is yellow with green botanical designs, a pattern of darker yellow keyholes and an embossed gold key hanging from a chain. The hardcover book is resting among greenery and small purple flowers. Photo is of “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Bernett. I remember the story was very wholesome, which I was definitely in the mood for, and I have a very pretty edition with lemon-coloured tinted edges that was just the thing. I recall watching the 1993 version several times and I think I may have read this book as well as a kid, but I wasn’t completely sure. ![]() I think I was recently down a Wikipedia rabbit hole looking up the filmography of Colin Firth when I found that he had been in a 2020 film adaptation of this book. ![]() Classic children’s book about a lonely child and a hidden garden ![]()
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