This book read like poetry. Ive learned a lot of new words although I have already forgotten most of them. English is difficult As Hanako found herself losing confidence and helpless as she wasnt able to help her student she found peace in reading namely by Victor Franks. A bookworm she is she decided to venture to London to meet her favourite author Franks as well as she is trying to become a novelist herself arriving at a publishing place there she finds herself encountering Alice a noblewoman that is also quite a bookworm like she is. As this fate meeting unfolded Alice was fond of her and sought salvation for herself within Hanako. Hanako then later finds employment as a personal maid to noblewoman Alice. As this story takes place in the 1900s London things werent exactly progressive. Hanako learned about the novelist Oscar Wilde who had an affair sodomy has been deemed a sin in this country. Remembering what Alice said Hanako also believed that love is free. I enjoyed how their relationship started to unfold. As a maid and her mistress befriended each other both of them feel unsure of their feelings and how their relationship is supposed to be. I was quite fond of the way Alices struggle was portrayed in this story as she has a troubled past and her position as a noblewoman as she can only find salvation by spending time with Hanako. I thought it was beautiful. Roses bathed in the strongest light cast the deepest shadows. As they spent their time together they became closer and closer. Secrets started to unravel as they wanted to learn to understand each other true intentions. Afraid of being hurt or hurting others they grew suspicious and kept their relationship distance as only a maid and her mistress while unsure of their feelings. It was probably my favourite part of the story perhaps you can say this sequence of events only called for misunderstanding and if so it was certainly one of the better ones that I have read recently. Excitingly waiting for them to learn about the truth to unfold made my heart flutter for I only wish for them to be together by the end. The scenes in this book were particularly welldrawn and properly conveyed as well as the dialogue in this story was elegant and sophisticated suiting perfectly with the setting of the story. It was easy for me to immerse myself in them. The side characters were lacking indepth as they only served as a commentary for the struggle of the two main characters be that as it may most of them are lovely and wholesome people so I had no particular problem with them for this kind of story. Though they are still a few side characters that stand out one of which I love. I particularly enjoyed the scenes between the two of the main characters. Granted the two of them are the main focus of the story so it should be obvious. But their interaction was delightful and it was easier for me to attach to them and react emotionally if the scenes demanded so. Goodbye My Rose Garden was a fun read it wasnt a particularly original story but Dr Pepperco cleverly added a slight twist that made it slightly different from its genre with wellthoughtout execution. It is a romance story of two girls involving themselves in forbidden love and trying to overcome the burden that they carried alongside them. This story is definitely worth reading if you are a fan of the genre. With all that said I wasnt expecting myself to write a review for this book but something just clicked within me to do it. My mind overflows with ideas but when I set myself to the task they are no more than a single drop of morning dew. As I write this review. Well I hope you at least find something in this. Thank you for reading.