The Secret Garden Summary

The Secret Garden- book review

The Secret Garden was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and it was published in 1910. The novel is kind of children’s novel, wildlife and nature. The novel was presented by narrator through Mary Lennox and Colin point of view. The title “The Secret Garden” was connected to the story because the novel tell us about garden and nature.

The secret garden is a story about Mary Lennox, ten years old. She was born to a wealthy British parents but they don't want her. While she was living in India it was her servant who take care Mary. After Cholera kills her parents and her servants, she was lived with a clergyman family for a while before she was sent to her uncle Mr Archibald Craven who lived in England, Yorkshire. There, at her new house her new housemaid, Martha, tells her her about the house story. That mrs Craven was died in the secret garden and after that her uncle locked the door and buried

The novel first tells us how different environments between India and England there Mary lives. It’s shows a big difference that India presented as a place which breed illness and unhappy but after Mary come to England there begin effect to change in Mary like she becomes more happier and good health. The novel also tells us to think optimism. Even if you feel bad but one day everything will be better.

I think the secret garden is a well-written book. Sometimes I found hard to understand, for example the author use “tha” “em” words and some word I try to translate but I can’t find what it’s mean. The author describes very good details about nature and how the character attitude and health improve. When I read the book I was really expect for what will happen in the next chapter and I want to see how the character improve them self. I’ll recommend this book to parents to read the book to their children.

Suri