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The Secret Garden (1993): Film vs Book
Film · 1993 · Directed by Agnieszka Holland · Starring Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith
About the film
An orphan finds a hidden garden at a gloomy house.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the book's main events and mood, with a bit more mystery added.
Read or watch first?
The novel shows the slow change in the heroine's character.
What the book gives you
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A gentle, hopeful story that feels like fresh air. Watching a garden and the children in it bloom is deeply comforting.
Who will like it: Readers who love healing stories about nature, friendship and a hidden place coming back to life.