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Kate Morton is an Australian author. She is known for her best-selling novels, including The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, and The Distant Hours. Her seventh book, Homecoming, was published in April 2023. Early life and education Morton is the oldest of three sisters. Her family moved several times before settling on Tamborine Mountain where she attended a small country school. She enjoyed reading books from an early age, her favourites being those by Enid Blyton.She completed a Licentiate in Speech and in Drama from Trinity College London and then a summer Shakespeare course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Later she earned first-class honours in English Literature at the University of Queensland (1999) and won a scholarship to complete a master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature. Writing career During her undergraduate studies she wrote two full-length manuscripts (which are unpublished) before writing The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), which was published in 2006.Her first published novel, The House at Riverton, was listed on Richard and Judy's 2007 Summer Read list in the UK, and sold 63,128 copies in its first week. This made Morton the second biggest-selling author in the UK after JK Rowling.As of October 2015, Morton had sold more than 16 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports". Novels The House at Riverton (2006; also known as The Shifting Fog) Sunday Times #1 bestseller, New York Times bestseller, Winner - Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year 2007, General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2007 Australian Book Industry Awards, and nominated for Most Popular Book at the British Book Awards in 2008. Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Novel nominee (2008), Nielsen Gold Book Award 2010, Golden Pan Award UK 1,000,000 copies sold, Indie Next Outstanding Debut Winter 2009.The Forgotten Garden (2008): New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times #1 bestseller, #1 bestseller Spain, Spiegel bestseller, winner of the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year (2009), longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2010)The Distant Hours (2010):New York Times bestseller, #1 bestseller Spain, #1 bestseller Ireland Spiegel bestseller, commended in the Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (2010)The Secret Keeper (2012): Sunday Times bestseller, New York Times bestseller, Spiegel bestseller, El País bestseller, winner of the General Fiction Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards (2013), winner of the Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (2012), winner of The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year (2013), finalist of the Best Translated Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2010-2019).The Lake House (2015): New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times bestseller, #1 bestseller in Australia, #1 bestseller in Canada, Der Spiegel bestseller, El País bestseller.The Clockmaker's Daughter (2018): New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times bestseller, #1 bestseller in Australia, #1 bestseller Canada Homecoming (April 2023)Personal life Morton is married to Davin Patterson, a jazz musician and composer. They have three children and live in London. References External links Official website. Discover the Kate Morton popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kate Morton books.
Best Seller Kate Morton Books of 2024
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Lone Wolf
Jodi PicoultA life hanging in the balance…a family torn apartNew York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult tells an unforgettable story about family secrets, love, and letting go. On an icy w...
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The Key
Kathryn HughesFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Letter Kathryn Hughes comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever. 'A wonderful, enthrall...
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Handle with Care
Jodi PicoultWhen Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastatedshe will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative st...
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The Storyteller
Jodi PicoultAn astonishing novel about redemption and forgiveness from the “amazingly talented writer” (HuffPost) and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult.Some stories live foreve...
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Salem Falls
Jodi PicoultFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult comes a compelling and “multilayered tale of smalltown intrigue” (Glamour) about a prep schoolteacher accused of rape by a gr...
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The Midnight Rose
Lucinda RileyFrom the #1 international bestselling author of The Orchid Housean epic saga of two remarkable women and two love stories spanning the years from 1920s India to modernday England.S...
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The Memory Box
Kathryn Hughes'UTTERLY UNPUTDOWNABLE' Jenny AshcroftSome love stories last a lifetime...'Wow, wow, wow!!! The BEST BOOK I have read all year. A gorgeous story which had me hooked. Make sure you ...
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The Shadow Sister
Lucinda Riley“Riley’s engaging and mesmerizing story of selfdiscovery and love...can be perfectly read as a standalone. This book will appeal to readers of Edwardian novels and Jane Austenstyle...
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The Sun Sister
Lucinda RileyAn epic and transporting novel, the latest installment of the “heartwrenching, uplifting, and utterly enthralling” (Lucy Foley, author of The Guest List) Seven Sisters series, unra...
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The Storm Sister
Lucinda RileyA sweeping and spellbinding love story spanning the warm waters of the Mediterranean to the cold, clear skies of Norwaythe second in an epic new series of novels by #1 internationa...
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The Missing Daughter
Emily GunnisFrom the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER comes a gripping and heartbreaking novel of family secrets.'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged...
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The Orchard Girls
Nikola Scott'Full of intrigue, fascinating historical detail and brilliant characterisation . . . A truly fabulous novel!' LOUISE FEIN, author of PEOPLE LIKE US'Nikola Scott is the queen of du...
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East of the Sun
Julia GregsonFrom award winner Julia Gregson, author of Jasmine Nights, this sweeping international bestseller brilliantly captures the lives of three young women on their way to a new life in ...
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The Lake House
Kate MortonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Homecoming comes a “moody, suspenseful pageturner” (People, Best Book Pick) filled with mystery and spellbinding secrets.Living on her...
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House Rules
Jodi PicoultFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and the modern classics My Sister’s Keeper, The Storyteller, and more, comes a “complex, compassionate, and smar...
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The Forgotten Garden
Kate MortonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Homecoming comes a novel that takes readers on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to ...
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The Pearl Sister
Lucinda RileyFrom the breathtaking beaches of Thailand to the barely tamed wilds of colonial Australia, The Pearl Sister is the fourth “brilliantly written” (Historical Novel Society) novel in ...
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Sing You Home
Jodi PicoultFrom the awardwinning, #1 New York Times bestselling author whom USA TODAY calls a “master of the pageturner,” comes the spectacular story of a woman’s complex quest to form a fami...
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The Girl in the Letter
Emily Gunnis'A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse on The Girl in the Letter 'I was g...
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What She Left Behind
Ellen Marie WisemanHalf a million copies sold! The breakout novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Orphan Collector, What She Left Behind weaves together riveting stories of p...
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Plain Truth
Jodi PicoultFrom the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper comes the riveting story of a murder that shatters the picturesque calm of Amish countryand tests the heart and soul of the lawyer...
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No Place for a Lady
Gill PaulPraise for Gill Paul: ‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIES ‘Gripping, romantic and evocative of its time.’ LULU TAYLOR The year is 1854,...
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The Second Mrs. Astor
Shana Abé"Abé is an exquisite storyteller. Rich in detail and deeply moving." Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace"One of the most beautifully written ...
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Perfect Match
Jodi PicoultPicoult brings to life a female prosecutor whose cherished family is shattered when she learns that her fiveyearold son has been sexually abused.What does it mean to be a good moth...
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The Girl on the Cliff
Lucinda RileyFrom the author of the #1 international bestseller The Orchid House, the mesmerizing story of two Irish families entangled by a tragic past that seems destined to repeat itself To ...
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The Last Garden in England
Julia KellyFrom the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fat...
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Vanishing Acts
Jodi PicoultThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of modern classics such as My Sister’s Keeper and Small Great Things weaves a “richly textured and engaging” (The Boston Globe) tale that e...
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The Summer Sister
Muna Shehadi'A wonderful read with evocative descriptions and enough family secrets to create a gripping journey of discovery' Woman'One of those books that makes you cancel everything so you ...
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The Moon Sister
Lucinda RileyExperience the grandeur of the remote Scottish Highlands and Madrid in this USA TODAY bestselling “beautifully written...magical adventure” (Woman’s World) following two women conn...
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Nineteen Minutes
Jodi PicoultJodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath o...
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Wildflower Hill
Kimberley FreemanHailed by bestselling author Kate Morton as “a gorgeous story of family and secrets and the redemptive power of love,” Wildflower Hill is s compelling and romantic novel spanning t...
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Eva Luna
Isabel Allende“A remarkable novel” (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende’s introducing her most enchanting creation, Eva Luna: a lover, a writer, a revoluti...
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The Orchid House
Lucinda RileyNote to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title Hothouse Flower.From beloved New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley, a “sweeping, poignant saga that wil...
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The Whispers of War
Julia KellyFrom the author of The Last Garden in England and The Light Over London comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) follow...
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The First Wife
Muna ShehadiAt the heart of a great love lies a devastating secret . . . Fans of Lucinda Riley, Santa Montefiore and Louise Douglas will be gripped by Muna Shehadi's stunning new novel of twis...
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The Lavender Garden
Lucinda RileyNote to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The Light Behind the Window.An aristocratic French family, a legendary château, and buried secrets with the power...
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The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende“Spectacular...an absorbing and distinguished work...The House of the Spirits...is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and futur...
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The Secret Keeper
Kate MortonFrom the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Homecoming, The Distant Hours, The Forgotten Garden, and The House at Riverton comes a spellbinding novel of fa...
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The Necklace
Claire McMillanIn this “glittering, Gatsbyesque” (Publishers Weekly) novel, two generations of Quincy womena bewitching Jazz Age beauty and a young lawyerare bound by a spectacular and mysterious...
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The Tenth Circle
Jodi PicoultFrom New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, a powerful novel that explores the unbreakable bond between parent and child, and questions whether you can reinvent yourself i...
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Once Upon a River
Diane SetterfieldFrom the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “eerie and fascinating” (USA TODAY) The Thirteenth Tale comes a “swift and entrancing, profound and beautiful” (Madelin...
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Brothers and Wives
Christopher AndersenFeaturing unreported details and stunning revelations, the longawaited followup to the “fabulous, addictive” (Chicago SunTimes) New York Times bestseller Diana’s Boys explores the ...
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The Seven Sisters
Lucinda RileyThe first book in a series from #1 internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley, author of The Midnight Rosehailed as “an extraordinary story [and] a complex, deeply engaging t...
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Things in Jars
Jess KiddIn this “miraculous and thrilling” (Diane Setterfield, #1 New York Times bestselling author) mystery for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation, Victorian London com...
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The Light Over London
Julia KellyReminiscent of Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, this entrancing story “is a poignant reminder that there is no limit to what women can do. A no...
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The House at Riverton
Kate MortonFrom the author of #1 international bestseller The Forgotten Garden and New York Times bestseller Homecoming comes a gorgeous novel set in England between World War I and World War...