The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
This book has been so patient with me. I bought it in 2017, and it has had a place of prominence on my bookcase. The bookcase that I walk past multiple times a day; the one just outside my kitchen. The bright cover always catches my eye, and I think "I've got to read that someday". It took a pandemic, but here we are--it's read, and I'm so glad I waited until now to dive into it. I read Abbi's novel The Bookish Life of Nina Hill last August (click on the title for my review) and loved Abbi's style of writing: a bit of snark, a bit of humor, and a whole lot of heart. Contemporary women's fiction that I really enjoy, and sometimes have a hard time finding just the right fit. Abbi's writing fits me perfectly. So when I realized this was the same author, I really wanted to read it--and I needed something a bit lighter, and something that had to do with gardening. Lilian Girvan is a single mother of two young girls: Annabel and Clare. Her hu...