Dear Cindy,
I have so much to tell you! After my parents passed away, I came to live with my uncle in his big house. It was so boring at first. But then, I discovered a wonderful secret garden! It belonged to my uncle's wife. The garden had been locked up for ten years, and when I first went in, it was in a terrible state.
I met a kind boy named Dickon. He knows a lot about gardening, and we've been working hard to make the garden beautiful again. There's also my cousin Colin. He was very weak and thought he was ill, but the garden is helping him get better. We spend a lot of time there together. It's like a magical place, and I can't wait to tell you more when we meet!
Yours,
Mary
