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The Forgotten Garden

by: Kate Morton

May 29, 2008
I don't even know where to start in reviewing this book. I can't quite remember when a book drew me in and kept my attention for the duration of the novel like this one did. It was a long book but it was so engrossing I read it within a couple of days, I literally couldn't put it down. It was absolutely magical. Well done Kate Morton!

The story begins in 1913 with a very little girl who lands in Australia apparently without any history, even to the extent of not remembering her own name, only that a lady called 'the Authoress' is supposed to be looking after her and she has disappeared. She is taken in by the harbour master and his family and when no one comes forward to claim her they decide to keep her and call her Nell. Nell ... Read More:

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The House at Riverton

by: Kate Morton

June 15, 2007
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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The Shifting Fog

by: Kate Morton

2006
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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The Prize Winner, and other stories, etc. With plates

by: Kate Floyd Morton

1955
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Birds of Buttermilk Hall ... Illustrated by Bert Broomhead

by: Kate Floyd Morton

1950
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Bull Leapers to Picasso

from: Robin Symes

2000-12
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Birds Of Buttermilk Hall

by: Morton Kate Floyd

1950
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Animal Tales from History, etc

by: Kate Floyd Morton

1948
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Practice Book and Lesson Record for pianoforte students

by: Kate Morton Laxton

1928
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More:

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Revenue Law - Bar Finals: Suggested Solutions Pack (Trinity 1984-1988)

by: Kate Morton

December 31, 1988
I read a lot of the one star reviews before picking up this book, but ignored them as the reviewers seemed to be literary snobs. I guessed they'd just taken offence to a good, commercial page-turner, which is the kind of book I love. Well, I was wrong. The House at Riverton is dull, dull, dull.

OK - so this is supposed to be a mystery and a love story. Re: the mystery: if you haven't guessed the two "twists" by page 40, you're not terribly bright. As soon as we learn that a poet committed suicide while 2 sisters watched - one his fiance, the other his lover - it's kind of obvious what happened. Hmmm... what COULD the mystery be? Perhaps that he didn't die by his own hand... Shocker! And as for Grace's parentage - as soon as she ... Read More: