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A Garden Grows
by Karen Higgins
First in the Hills of Harvest series
One plucky widow, six scrubby acres, and an unlikely group of gardeners, all brought together by a long-ago promise.
Fifty years is a long time to wait. Posey knows Elliot meant his promise, and oh, how he tried, but time and money didn't grow on the sagebrush blanketing their high-desert land. Neither did life go exactly the way they planned. Now, Elliot is gone, the sound of his plea ringing in her ears ... "Build the garden, my love!"
This English garden was supposed to be a gift, a capstone on their wonderful life together ... so why is her heart not in it? And how, when Posey is deep in her own loss, does she find herself helping everyone else find paths to healing? Her son's unrelenting opposition to this garden is a mystery, yet she tries to salvage their bond. Even her landscaping crew comes to her for relationship advice.
Can't they see she's a grieving widow with nothing left to give?
Then there's the letter Elliot left with the lawyer. Something tells her that dear man had a reason to save his last words until the garden is finished, but why?
Armed with nothing but brokenness and determination, Posey sets off on a mission to transform the desert soil—and maybe find a part to play in transforming hearts as well.
From Publisher's Weekly:
"Debut author Higgins kicks off the Hills of Harvest series with a heartfelt tale of found family. After meeting in Britain during WWII, Posey and Elliot Bailey, a former U.S. soldier, settled in Wenatchee, where he promised to build her a six-acre English garden to remind her of the home she left behind. Fifty years later, the garden was never built (life and raising their now-grown kids got in the way), Elliot has been dead for two years, and Posey is still grieving. When she discovers that Elliot left in the care of their lawyer a letter she can’t read until the garden is complete, she begins the project over her eldest son’s objections. She hires sweet and enthusiastic, if inexperienced, landscapers Peter and Lindsey, and Jesse, Peter’s uncle, as an excavator. As the group bond over their work, Posey offers wisdom to help the others navigate their challenges—Jesse’s rocky marriage, Peter’s uncertainty over his career, and Lindsey’s anxieties over finding care for her paralyzed younger brother—and assures them that “God has a perfect plan” even as she struggles to believe it herself. While the use of gardening as a metaphor for renewal can be heavy-handed, the story is buoyed by its charming cast and leaves enough loose ends to make readers eager for the next installment. Anyone seeking a bit of gentle escapism will find it here."
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--Kate Breslin, award winning author of In Love's Time
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Who could imagine the simple act of creating a garden could blossom into such poignantly beautiful metaphor? First the work; long, rigorous hours, days, and weeks to prepare, plant, and nourish the soil God has given until beauty finally blooms. Then the workers; a handful of troubled souls like fragile shoots each finding their own way to grow. In this her first novel, author Karen Higgins breathes life into a marvelous cast of unforgettable characters, who like the seeds beneath the earth transcend their depths of grief, loss, and uncertainty to find strength and determination to thrive and flourish. A wonderful debut!
--Melanie Dobson, award-winning author of The Wings of Poppy Pendleton and Memories of Glass
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A Garden Grows is a beautifully written story about sweet redemption in the company of a kind soul. As seeds are planted and a legacy garden begins to bloom, Karen Higgins reminds readers that creativity, care, and determination can restore both people and places.
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--Lynnette Bonner, USA Today Bestselling Author
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A Garden Grows drew me in from the very first pages. I quickly fell in love with the characters and was fully invested in each one. The story made me laugh, brought tears to my eyes, and kept me turning pages to see what would happen next. A stunning debut! I can’t wait to read more from Karen Higgins.
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