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Narrated by:
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Nan McNamara
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Lauren Ezzo
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By:
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Viola Shipman
About this listen
From the USA Today best-selling author of The Summer Cottage
In her inimitable style, Viola Shipman explores the unlikely relationship between two very different women brought together by the pain of war, but bonded by hope, purpose…and flowers.
Iris Maynard lost her husband in World War II, her daughter to illness and, finally, her reason to live. Walled off from the world for decades behind the towering fence surrounding her home, Iris has built a new family…of flowers. Iris propagates her own daylilies and roses while tending to a garden filled with the heirloom starts that keep the memories of her loved ones alive.
When Abby Peterson moves next door with her family — a husband traumatized by his service in the Iraq War and a young daughter searching for stability — Iris is reluctantly yet inevitably drawn into her boisterous neighbor’s life, where, united by loss and a love of flowers, she and Abby tentatively unearth their secrets, and help each other discover how much life they have yet to live.
With fascinating detail, Viola Shipman’s heartwarming story will charm listeners while resonating with issues that are so relevant today.
©2020 Viola Shipman (P)2020 HarperAudioListeners also enjoyed...
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On her birthday each year, Lolly's mother gave her a charm - along with the advice that there is nothing more important than keeping family memories alive, and so Lolly's charm bracelet would be a constant reminder of that love. Now 70 and starting to forget things, Lolly knows time is running out to reconnect with a daughter and granddaughter whose lives have become too busy for Lolly or her family stories.
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Sweet and sentimental
- By RueRue on 06-30-16
By: Viola Shipman
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The Hope Chest
- A Novel
- By: Viola Shipman
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The discovery of one woman's heirloom hope chest unveils precious memories and helps three people who have each lost a part of themselves find joy once again.
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The hope chest
- By Kindle Customer on 04-06-23
By: Viola Shipman
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The Recipe Box
- A Novel
- By: Viola Shipman
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in northern Michigan, Samantha “Sam” Mullins felt trapped on her family’s orchard and pie shop, so she left with dreams of making her own mark in the world. But life as an overworked, undervalued sous chef at a reality star’s New York bakery is not what Sam dreamed.
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We bake because we love someone
- By Trudy Owens on 03-26-18
By: Viola Shipman
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The Booklover's Library
- By: Madeline Martin
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job. She and her beloved daughter Olivia have always managed just fine on their own, but with the legal restrictions prohibiting widows with children from most employment opportunities, she’s left with only one option: persuading the manageress at Boots’ Booklover’s Library to take a chance on her with a job.
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excellent & historically accurate.
- By Kindle Customer on 10-19-24
By: Madeline Martin
Heartwarming
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What a wonderful book
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Good story ; bad narration
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Sweet
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Heartwarming story but...
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Abby’s narrator was terrible.
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Thank you Iris for inspiring me
I have been a gardener
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Love the beautiful healing of the characters.
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Heartfelt story
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The characters
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