The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Follow Mary Lennox as she evolves from a sickly ill tempered youth into a happy young woman. Mary's beginnings start in India with her parents who have no time for her. They see her as an ugly inconvenience and instruct the servant to keep her out of site . With such neglect Mary becomes a tyrannical spoiled brat. This all ends with a sudden outbreak that leaves Mary the sole survivor of her family. From which she is sent to live with her uncle in Misselthwaite Manor. During her stay at the manor Mary’s life changes as she becomes enveloped in the Manor’s grounds and a friendship with her cousin Colin Craven. Through discussions with the servants, and a little luck, she discovers the “secret” garden…