I wasn't absolutely sure I would like The Heirloom Garden. I am not a
gardener and know very little about plants.
But I had enjoyed The
Summer Cottage so I gave it a go.
I was pleasantly surprised.
It is a story of neighbours
from 2 generations who come to help each other cope. That doesn't sound very exciting – but it is
a great story, told well.
Important issues like loss,
grief, PTSD, issues facing working women and coping strategies are handled
deftly. Get your hankies at the ready –
you'll need them (for my US friends, hankies is an abbreviation for handkerchiefs
– you'll need tissues)
My Nana said hankies and since I moved to the south I never hear anyone refer to them that way. Of course once my ancestors made a home in Pennsylvania they never moved more than 5 miles away from the area!
ReplyDeleteI like the sound of this book and its going on my Goodreads list right now.
Glad you liked it too!
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