The Secret Garden

[seespotrun2008]

The Secret Garden does not have the discussion forum up yet. I suppose we could talk about it in this forum. Is anyone else reading it?

[Chris OConnor]

The forum is now up.

[seespotrun2008]

Thank you.

[Wine and Books]

I have read the novel years ago, I don't remember a lot about the particular story. A lot of the references I have read are dealing with the loneliness of childhood and the character creating a "world" for herself. I personally got out of it a children's book, and nothing that particularly added to my literary education. Tell me what I should have seen in the novel.

[Tati-Ana]

I agree with you. I would treat it as a normal children book with some typical main topics: having parents doesn't automatically mean being loved and respected, love has to be learned and taught, do not judge someone from his outer appearance etc. Children books are finally there to provide the basics in social behavior from my opinion. However it was one of my most favourite books in the childhood.

[Robert Tulip]

We discussed The Secret Garden at Booktalk in 2008. It is a wonderful book, simple at one level, but also quite deep and theosophical.

The forum link is http://www.booktalk.org/the-secret-gard ... -f101.html New readers are welcome to browse the old threads and revive them. All books previously discussed are linked at the bottom of every page on Booktalk

For some reason the image I remember most vividly from The Secret Garden is the young boy sitting against a tree.

[lady of shallot]

Can't remember what now but my granddaughter used to call this book something else. I don't believe I ever read it.