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THE GARDEN OF SMALL BEGINNINGS
By: 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 Griefβa poignant, funny, and utterly believable novel about life and loss. Give grief a chance . . . Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three yearsβever since her husband died in a car accident. One mental breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later, sheβs 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 sheβs becoming overwhelmed with being underwhelmed. At least her textbook illustrating job has some perksβlike actually being called upon to draw whale genitalia. Oh, and thereβs 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 canβt 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 sheβll soon discoverβwith the help of a patient instructor and a quirky group of gardenersβis that into every life a little sun must shine, whether you want it to or notβ¦
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