Book description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours comes a heartfelt novel about the bonds of family and the power of second chances.
When Kate Bowman temporarily moves to her grandmotherās Missouri farm with her husband and baby son,ā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked Tending Roses as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When I read this book several years ago, I was just starting out in my writing career, and I remember thinking, If only someday I could write like this! Lisa Wingate has a beautiful way of eliciting emotion and empathy, of creating scenes and situations so true-to-life that she never fails to draw me in. Like all her books, Tending Roses takes a deeply honest look at human relationshipsāthe good, the bad, and the in-betweenāand always with an underlying current of faith. Kateās situation may be different from my own, but I could still relate to her feelingsā¦
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