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Garden Suspense Series, Book 1
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Linda Velwest
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By:
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Karin Boutall
About this listen
After tragedy strikes, a woman moves back to familiar ground to raise her son and to build on a forgotten dream: to build a garden center and nursery. But she soon discovers digging in the garden can reveal more than dirt.Community Gardens is a cozy novella that takes a witty and insightful look into friendships and compassion.
©2014 Karin Boutall (P)2015 Karin BoutallListeners also enjoyed...
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- bec/audiothing
- 02-21-15
If you enjoy gardens....
There seemed to be no real story in this short listen, just a commentary on a woman's life in a small town. I had to wait until the last few minutes of this short listen to hear anything interesting.
I certainly would not have used "Mystery" in the title, we were not privy to any crime, there was no investigative process, just a brief summary of a situation, like a newspaper report of the basic facts.
Shame really, as it could have been a good story.
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Not the style of narration I enjoy the most, I thought the delivery method would be better suited to reading to children, slow and clear. A little more life was infused in to the role of Ros, the friend
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