Description

A quirky funny and deeply thoughtful book thatsfilled with characters youll love and wish you lived next door to in real life from the author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three yearsever since her husband died in a car accident One mental breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later shes 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 shes becoming overwhelmed with being underwhelmed

At least her textbook illustrating job has some perkslike actually being called upon to draw whale genitalia Oh and theres that vegetablegardening 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 cant be much worse than wallowing around in pajamas and selfpity

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 shell soon discoverwith the help of a patient instructor and a quirky group of gardenersis that into every life a little sun must shine whether you want it to or not

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