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The Garden of Small Beginnings
Abbi Waxman
Berkley
May 2017
On Sale: May 2, 2017
368 pages
ISBN: 0399583580
EAN: 9780399583582
Kindle: B01M0OE3AH
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Women's Fiction
In the spirit of A Man Called Ove and Good
Grief—a poignant, funny, and utterly believable novel
about life and loss. Give grief a chance . . . Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three years—ever
since her husband died in a car accident. One mental
breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later, she’s
just starting to get the hang of this widow thing. She can
now get her two girls to school, show up to work, and
watch TV like a pro. The only problem is she’s becoming
overwhelmed with being underwhelmed. At least her textbook illustrating job has some perks—like
actually being called upon to draw whale genitalia. Oh, and
there’s that vegetable-gardening class her boss signed her
up for. Apparently, being the chosen illustrator for a
series of boutique vegetable guides means getting your hands
dirty, literally. Wallowing around in compost on a Saturday
morning can’t be much worse than wallowing around in pajamas
and self-pity. After recruiting her kids and insanely supportive sister to
join her, Lilian shows up at the Los Angeles botanical
garden feeling out of her element. But what she’ll soon
discover—with the help of a patient instructor and a quirky
group of gardeners—is that into every life a little sun must
shine, whether you want it to or not…
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