The Heirloom Garden by Viola ShipmanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Easily, the best book of the summer, perhaps the year, for me. I enjoyed the setting - Michigan, the back story - gardening, the strong women characters, the parallel timelines of post World War II and post Iran War, the themes of love and perseverance, and learning to carry on and find new strength from within and from family. The story is told in 15 parts, each associated with a flower, from iris to lady mantle and much in between and centers on two families. Iris is a botanist who leads the Victory Garden movement in her town, a World War II widow who soon loses her daughter to polio, and later a lonely older person who shuns the world, erects tall fences around her garden and home, and dedicates her life to developing new plants. Abby, Cory and Lily are a young family, trying to grapple with Cory's PTSD, from fighting in Iran. They rent Iris' adjoining cottage and slowly the two families break down the barriers, learn from each other, and over time, bring great healing and love to one another.
Pop Sugar Summer Challenge - A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination (Grand Haven, MI)
Book 109 of 2020
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