The Forever Garden, Rosanna Ley
The Forever Garden, Rosanna Ley
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The Forever Garden

Author: Rosanna Ley

Narrator: Deryn Edwards, Laura Kirman, Phyllida Nash

Unabridged: 14 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 03/02/2023


Synopsis

A moving story of love, loss and family secrets set in Dorset and southern Italy from the author of The Villa.

Amid the sun-soaked hills of southern Italy lies the Romano family olive grove, where Lara lives with her daughter Rose and her granddaughter Bea.

Lara has spent a lifetime trying to forget the traumatic events that led to her desperate escape from Dorset seventy years ago. But when she sees Bea - a passionate horticulturalist most at home in nature - being swept off her feet by Matteo, a handsome and charismatic restaurateur, Lara fears her granddaughter is in danger of making the same mistake as Lara did all those years ago.

Remembering a promise she once made, Lara asks Bea to travel to Dorset to restore her family's long-lost garden. Bea is torn. She would love to find out more about the mystery of her beloved grandmother's past. But if she leaves Italy, will Matteo wait for her? And when she arrives at the house in Dorset - what will she find?

Meanwhile back in Italy, an old flame from Rose's past reappears, threatening to expose a secret that could tear the heart out of the Romano family for good.

(P) 2023 Quercus Editions Ltd

About Rosanna Ley

Rosanna Ley works as a creative writing tutor and has written many articles and stories for national magazines. Her writing holidays and retreats take place in stunning locations in Spain and Italy. When she is not travelling, Rosanna lives in West Dorset by the sea.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela on July 24, 2023

My favourite children’s book was The Secret Garden and Rosanna Ley has gifted me a new book about a secret garden for my adulthood. This is such a cleverly constructed story. We have dual timelines of the present day and a war story that reaches into the early post-war years and beyond. We have two m......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 06, 2023

4.5 stars but I wasn't interested in a minor part of the story so rounded down to 4*. Still a really lovely tale with some fab characters and strong main storyline.......more

Goodreads review by Caroline Mattinson on August 14, 2023

An intriguing story set over several generations. A story of a family with a generational love of gardening and the struggles through adversity in their daily lives ,to the peace & serenity found in a special garden which provides all the answers. I liked the setting of this story in Dorset and in a v......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on April 05, 2024

A really really lovely read. I loved the characters of Lara, Rose and Bea🫶🏼 the plot had me hooked. I want a secret garden 🥲......more


Quotes

Bursting with sunlight and beauty . . . a powerful story, superbly told Kate Furnivall

A gorgeous story, full of heart Jo Thomas

A luminous, sun-soaked delight Woman's Weekly

A warm, compelling story of family secrets, complex relationships and exquisite gardens. A real treasure to get lost in Tracy Rees

With beautiful descriptions of Italy and Dorset, this story explores the secrets of three generations of women who show it's never too late to start again Candis

The forever Garden is for those of us who want to escape The People's Friend