The Garden of Small Beginnings: A gloriously funny and heart-warming springtime read - Softcover

Abbi Waxman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751564869 ISBN 13: 9780751564860

Publisher: Sphere, 2018

Synopsis

In the three years since her husband died in a car accident, Lili has just about managed to resume her day-to-day life as a single mother and successful illustrator. She can now get her two girls to school, show up to work and watch TV like a pro. But there's still the small problem of the aching loss she feels inside. When she's commissioned to illustrate a series of horticultural books, and signs up to a weekly gardening class, finally her life starts to bloom again. The class provides Lili with a new network of unexpected friends - friends with their own heartaches and problems - and, maybe, another chance at love... Product Information: ISBN: 9780751564860 Author: Abbi Waxman Publisher: Little Brown Format: Paperback Pages: 347 Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm

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Review:

Like a conversation with the funniest person you know - just lovely (Katie Fforde, number one bestselling author of A Country Escape)

Waxman has given us a grow bag full of emotion - witty, uplifting and unashamedly honest (Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author of Summer at Skylark Farm)

A cosy, life-affirming read (Cathy Hopkins, author of The Kicking the Bucket List)

A young widow is just about holding her life together when she's persuaded to enrol on a gardening course. Down among the weeds and worms she find purpose and friendship . . . a funny and uplifting debut novel (Good Housekeeping)

Brilliant. Simply brilliant. The Garden of Small Beginnings is funny, poignant, and startling in its emotional intensity and in its ability to make the reader laugh and cry on the same page . . . I loved this book! (Karen White)

Funny and poignant. Guaranteed to make you laugh and cry. May make you want to play in dirt and grow a new life of your own (Wendy Wax)

This is my favorite kind of book: hilarious, sad, joyful. Beautifully-written. Fun. I dare you not to enjoy it (Julia Claibourne Johnson)

What a treat!! Abbi Waxman is one of the wittiest voices in the world today. The Garden of Small Beginnings is a beautiful book full of humour, heart, and deep insight. An intimate and hilarious journey about a young mom moving on from grief. Reading it gave me the feeling I was talking to a really funny, open mom-friend sharing secrets about life, love, loss, and gardening! Abbi Waxman's quick wit and heart shine brightly throughout this debut novel. I just loved it! (Molly Shannon)

Kudos to debut author Waxman for creating an endearing and realistic cast of main and supporting characters (including the children). Her narrative and dialogue are drenched with spring showers of witty and irreverent humour, which provides much respite from the underlying grief theme (Library Journal)

The Garden of Small Beginnings is a quirky, funny, and deeply thoughtful book. . . . We're already dying to know if there will be a sequel (HelloGiggles)

Book Description:

Life is about to blossom for Lili . . . A brilliantly funny and emotional novel about love, life and friendship, perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Lucy Diamond.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0751564869
• ISBN 13: 9780751564860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368