Welcome to Memorable Monday! The purpose of Memorable Monday is to showcase an influential book read in the past that still sticks with you today. This fun Monday morning post is hosted by the lovely Becca at The Becca Files.
This week, I am featuring:
The Secret Garden
by: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Amazon
I think I read The Secret Garden about 72 times when I was a little girl. I can’t really explain why I liked this book so much. I think it’s because I longed for a friendship like Mary has with her cousin. And, of course, I love the secret garden and all it symbolized. Chances were that if you saw me out in public, this was the book I was carrying around with me. And, when the movie came out in the early 90s, I begged my parents to take me … several times!
About the Book
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.
The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary’s only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers a way in—and becomes determined to bring the garden back to life.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
Share a book you’ve read in the past and explain briefly why it’s so memorable to you in the comments below.
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The Christian Fiction Girl 
I really enjoyed reading The Secret Garden also! I always wanted a secret garden myself!! 😊
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Me too! 😊
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I liked THE BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson. So sad but really good!
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That’s a good one, Vickie!
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I’m with you on The Secret Garden! I so wanted to have one when I was a girl. What’s not to like…. secrets, friends who help you and romance, too! There have been some great adaptations, too!
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Yes, there have been. Thank you for commenting, Paul. Hope you’re doing well! 😊
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I read `The Secret Garden` to our guys while they were growing up. We all enjoyed it!
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That’s awesome!
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I literally have no idea how I’ve made it to adulthood without reading this considering it was one of my favorite movies as a kid!
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Oooh! Now you have another book on your TBR mountain. Lol!
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Well… it’s kinda already been on it lol
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Yes!!! I read this book SO many times as a kid. I was so excited for the movie!
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😁 I still love the movie from the 90s. With all the things they’re remaking, I’m surprised they aren’t remaking The Secret Garden.
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I know, right?
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I really need to reread this book. I don’t remember enough of it!
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I need to as well. My daughter’s getting to the right age for this book. I want to be able to talk to her about it.
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That will be lovely.
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I know I’ve heard of this book, but I can’t remember if I’ve ever read it!
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