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The Winter Garden

By: Nicola Cornick
Narrated by: Emma Laird Craig
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Summary

Remember, remember, the fifth of November…

1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the King, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne must make a terrible choice: betray her only child, or risk her family’s future.

Present day: When her dreams of becoming a musician are shattered, Lucy takes refuge in her family’s ancestral home in Oxfordshire. Everyone knows it was originally home to Robert Catesby, the gunpowder plotter. As Lucy spends more time in the beautiful winter garden that Robert had made, she starts to have strange visions of a woman in Tudor dress, terrified and facing a heartbreaking dilemma.

As Lucy and Anne’s stories converge, a shared secret that has echoed through the centuries separating them, will change Lucy’s life forever…

Sweeping generations from the 1600s to the present day, with the enthralling Gunpowder Plot at its heart, Nicola Cornick’s utterly enchanting timeslip novel will sweep you off your feet. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Barbara Erskine and Kate Morton.

©2022 Nicola Cornick (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Renaissance Romance Romantic Suspense Feel-Good Heartfelt Tudor
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Critic reviews

"A marvellously magical tale, based on real history… Nicola's beautiful writing sucked me right in and I was completely absorbed by this book. A masterpiece of timeslip fiction." (Kathleen Mcgurl)

"I enjoyed every moment of it. Intriguing and with a lovely time slippery twist." (Barbara Erskine)

"An ingenious tale of mystery and suspense… Enchanting." (Dinah Jeffries)
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This tale cleverly written weaving a tale of hurt, loss, love, greed and history I loved it

Joyous

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To start with I was optimistic about the book but as it progressed I realised it had a very thin plot. I think the narrator doesn’t help as she sounds like a ‘posh girl’ and this taints the imagery in one’s mind.

Nothing really happens

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Absolutely loved this book, the storyline kept you turning the page.
The twists and turns, the jumping from one story to the other was done extremely well, you knew exactly who, how, where and when.
I have to say it has made me research the families in the story to get more information about them. Intrigued to learn more.

Brilliant Story

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If the story hadn’t been so good, I would have given this up, because the narrator was dire.

Good story, terrible narration

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Intriguing story, time lapse, really well told book about modern day Lucy and one of the gunpowder plotters story. I usually like detective novels but Nicola Cornick is an excellent writer of this genre.

History

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