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Thomas Nelson
November 2017
On Sale: November 14, 2017
368 pages
ISBN: 0718037642
EAN: 9780718037642
Kindle: B06XFLQLSZ
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Women's Fiction | Inspirational
When two estranged sisters reunite for their parentsโ 50th anniversary, a family tragedy brings unexpected lessons of hope and healing amid the flowers of their motherโs perennial garden. Eva Sutherlandโknown to all as Loveyโgrew up safe and secure in Oxford, Mississippi, surrounded by a rich literary history and her motherโs stunning flower gardens. But a shed fire, and the injuries it caused, changed everything. Her older sister, Bitsy, blamed Lovey for the irreparable damage. Bitsy became the homecoming queen and the perfect Southern belle who could do no wrong. All the while, Lovey served as the family scapegoat, always bearing the brunt when Bitsy threw blame her way. At eighteen, suffocating in her sisterโs shadow, Lovey turned down a marriage proposal and fled to Arizona. Free from Bitsyโs vicious lies, she became a successful advertising executive and a weekend yoga instructor, carving a satisfying life for herself. But at forty-five, Lovey is feeling more alone than ever and questioning the choices that led her here. When her father calls insisting she come home three weeks early for her parentsโ 50th anniversary, Lovey is at her witsโ end. Sheโs about to close the biggest contract of her career, and thereโs a lot on the line. But despite the risks, her fatherโs words, โFamily First,โ draw her back to the red-dirt roads of Mississippi. Lovey is drawn in to a secret projectโa memory garden her father has planned as an anniversary surprise. As she helps create this sacred space, Lovey begins to rediscover her roots, learning how to live perennially in spite of lifeโs many trials and tragedies. Years ago, Lovey chose to leave her family and the South far behind. But now that sheโs returned, sheโs realizing things at home were not always what they seemed.
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