The secret garden #808394

The novel The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett Hodgson is both fascinating and uplifting. It is considered one of the best children's books of the 20th century. Mary Lennox, a sickly 10-year-old girl adrift in the world after the death of her mother and father, is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle she has never met in his isolated house on Misselthwaite Manor. At first, Maria is seen as a rude, aggressive and selfish child. He doesn't like his new home and the people who live there. But now the scene is set for her transformation and to present the author's compelling theme of rejuvenation and renewal. While exploring the area, Maria finds a key to a locked garden that has been neglected and overgrown with weeds. He decides to revive it. In doing so, Maria finds purpose and excitement in her solitude. In addition to the garden, however, Misselthwaite's estate reveals other secrets, such as strange screams in the night and the identity of Colin, a disabled boy she finds in a hidden bedroom. The popularity of this novel is a testament to its universal appeal and timeless imagination..