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Thank you @zibbybooks @librofm for the #gifted ALC and physical copy of this book!

What it’s about:

Maud is a garden historian and in a transitional time in her life. Fresh off a separation from her husband she takes a summer job restoring a garden away from her family. She meets and falls for a fellow coworker named Gabriel. As their friendship blossoms Maud’s children, Ella and Louise come for a visit. Ella is at the age where she is a hormonal teenager with moods that change by the second. Maud is stuck constantly trying to make a hard decision between her own happiness, her children’s happiness and her failing relationship with her husband.

I thought this book was engaging and a little bit heartbreaking. I was able to feel the struggle in Mauds life and understood why she made the decisions she did. I have emotional teenagers now so I could 💯 relate to the constant wonder and stress of what is going on. Maud was a great mother, questioned herself when needed and sacrificed herself as a person. It’s hard to watch but I’m not sure I would have made different choices. I also really appreciated her and her husband’s ability to put their kids first and coparent pretty darn well. Overall I just thought this book felt “real� and very much though it encompassed being human. Looking forward to what Jane comes up with next!