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The Winter Garden

By: Nicola Cornick
Narrated by: Emma Laird Craig
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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 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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I have enjoyed every second of this wonderful book, narrated so well. It's been a joy to listen to, and I highly recommend it. But this is my favourite type of book.

fabulous

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Fantastic plot, excellently researched. The link between past and present was described so well, The characters of the present day were totally believable and the author’s description of Knightstone was so vivid I could picture the village and the barn. Thank you for a wonderful book.

A compelling story

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An interesting twist on a story we think we know so well, cleverly intertwined with modern day love.

Remember Remember the 5th of November

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The story wasn't the best ever, but it was ok. I felt you could tell where it was going from quite early on, so no surprise at the end. And the main (modern) character wasn't particularly likeable which didn't help.
But the narration was dreadful. The book would have been far less listening time if it were not for all the pauses. They were often random, completely unnecessary, & far too frequent. It was unfortunate that one of the characters needed a Scottish accent as that was unsuccessful. In fact I didn't find any of the characterisation was successful.
I might listen to another book by the author but I shall avoid anything else by this narrator.

OK story ruined by poor performance

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Emma Laird Craig really bring this story to life. Really enjoyed this audiobook, a great story beautifully read.

Wonderfully read story

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Loved this book. Interesting historical facts combined with “can’t put down” storyline. Well written and narrated. I was so sorry when I came to the end.

A Real Treasure

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First book of Nicola Cornick I have read. it certainly won't be my last , enthralling story kept me glued to my tablet til, sadly it ended. Highly Recommended

lovely story well written and narrated

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Loved everything about this audiobook, so well written and narrated which so many books aren’t these days

Brilliant

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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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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.

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