Harlequin Blog Tour - The Heirloom Garden

 The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman

Iris Maynard is a widow who lost her husband in World War II and her young daughter to Polio, and now lives in seclusion in her childhood home. She has shut herself off from the world and only talks to her flowers in her walled in garden. Her flowers are the only things that keep her going day to day.

Abby Peterson along with her husband and young daughter move in next door to Iris ready for a new start in life. Abby’s husband has come home from the Afghanistan war a shell of the man he once was, and she is trying to hold her family together.

Iris and Abby’s family slowly build a friendship based on loss, love and family, and together start to heal from their wounds, past and present. Iris’s beautiful gardens help both families in ways they couldn’t imagine.

This was such a heartwarming story of two different generations both facing loss yet finding healing through the beauty of a garden. I loved learning about different flowers and their meanings along with the developing story. It was beautifully written by Viola Shipman and I enjoyed each moment as I cried, laughed and loved along with Iris and Abby. Thank you to the author Viola Shipman, Harlequin and NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book to read and review.

Viola Shipman is the pen name for Wade Rouse, a popular, award-winning memoirist. Rouse chose his grandmother's name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his writing. Rouse is the author of The Summer Cottage, as well as The Charm Bracelet and The Hope Chest which have been translated into more than a dozen languages and become international bestsellers. He lives in Saugatuck, Michigan and Palm Springs, California, and has written for People, Coastal Living, Good Housekeeping, and Taste of Home, along with other publications, and is a contributor to All Things Considered.

Author Website: https://www.violashipman.com/

TWITTER: @viola_shipman

FB: @authorviolashipman

Insta: @viola_shipman

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14056193.Viola_Shipman

Thank you so much for stopping by the farmhouse. Lynn

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