Customer Reviews
fan dabby flipping dozy!!!! - By: E. Rose, 03 Jan 2009 
I enjoyed the house at riverton but have to say that this was even better!!!! I could hardly put it down & was so totally engrossedin it from the first to the last page.
Just a thought for those of you avid fans too....as I was reading quite often into the small hours & am particular about detail....near the end of the book it is mentioned that marys families addressin australia was putin the bottom of the little white suitcase by Eliza justin case.....asin incase she should get lost. so where was mention of the address earlierin the book. who were the one couple who did goin search of the child near the begining of the book....just a thought.....I would love to hear what others thought on this...
and I would love to see both this & the house at riverton turned into movies!!!!!!!!
Light entertainment for a cold winter's day - By: Myrtle, 02 Jan 2009 
First, let me say this - I'm not normally a fan of 'famliy' saga type novels, & the only reason I purchsed this book was that (a) it wasin the sale & (b) I fancied trying something different from my usual list of 'reads'. Secondly, having now read the book over the Christmas break it is fairly clear this book probably isn't going to change your life. However, I wasn't disappointed by the book.
It's a bit on the predictable side, & split between three main characters but it leads you gently by the hand through their different lives. It is paced well & has enoughin each chapter to keep you wanting to read the next & the story is as charming as the picture on the front cover. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone looking for a deep & meaningful read but if you fancy a bit of light holiday reading, which isn't too mindless, then I would certainly suggest trying it. It's the sort of book I'd lend to my Mum & I would certainly keep an eye out for toerh Kate Morton booksin the sales.
An enchanting read... - By: Sarah Selwood, 01 Jan 2009 From the moment I picked up this book, I could not put it down. It draws youin & keeps you engrossed from the first page to the very last. The storylines are very cleverly woven together, giving you just a little more information to the untangling of the story, but not too much so as to keep you reading on for more! I commend Kate Morton for writing a book that is such a joy to read.
Another Gem from Kate Morton - By: Graceann Macleod, 20 Dec 2008 Kate Morton gives us anotherin what is becoming her niche; she offers a mystery told from three different pointsin time, & onlyin the last 50 pages or so does she tie up the loose ends.
In 1913, a little girl is found all by herself after a ship docksin Australia. She has nobody waiting for her & no history that can be discerned. In 1975, she finds a few more pieces of the puzzle, &in 2005 her granddaughter Cassandra finally solves the mystery of who Nell was & how she came to be sitting on that little white suitcase on the pier.
One of the things I love best about Kate Morton is her ability to surprise me. I often see plot twists coming from a mile away, & this isn't often true of Ms. Morton's novel. There was one incident that I could see occurring, but I was still interestedin seeing how she would bring it to fruition.
My only other quibble, & it's a very minor one, is that the final piece of the mystery is solved accidentally & just a little too tidily. I did want there to be closure, but it felt just a tad too convenient. I stress that this is the tiniest of criticisms, given that I loved the book as a whole so much & couldn't turn the pages fast enoughin order to find out what would happen next. I anxiously await anything that Kate Morton does next.
so glad that it's forgotten - By: L. H. Lockington, 19 Dec 2008 
A friend gave me this to read when I was recovering from THE bug...Oh dear. What a dull, lame, boring book...so pedestrian that it practically walked out by itself.
