Helpful Score: 9
If you love the series of books about the shops on Blossom Street, then you will also love this one. The lead character is a wife, mom of almost grown kids, and daughter to a mom who is showing her age. She starts thinking of the what ifs in her life when she has to go home to move mom to an assisted living home. There is a bit of mystery and some romance, but mostly it is about finding yourself again once the kids are not taking all your time, and finding that guy you used to love that you are still married to. I loved it.
Helpful Score: 8
Thsi book was a very easy read that had you guessing throughout, but not really in a mystery-book sort of way. Macomber's writing is very easy to follow, not too embellished, and perfect for when you want a light read. This book is no exception. It is intended to be before Back to Blossom which I am reading next, and ties into Blossom Street/Good Yarn.
Helpful Score: 6
Debbie never fails to make her characters come alive. The spin at the end of this book is worth staying up all night reading.
Helpful Score: 6
As with The Shop on Blossom Street, the characters come to life in this story as well. I could relate to each of the women in this book, even though they had a few years on me. There is a mystery, some romance, and a snotty kid who knows everything. This book certainly kept my interest, as I read it in a day.
Debbie C. (grannyc) -
Helpful Score: 4
Debbie Macomber writes another great book. From dealing with older teens and aging parents, to wondering about "what might have been", it is a story many of us can relate to.
Helpful Score: 4
This book was a mixture of a mild suspense with some romance. I enjoyed it very much. No explicit sexual parts, just a good, clean easy reading story. I had a hard time putting this book down. I would recommend it for sure!
Helpful Score: 4
I could not put this book down! This author has become one of my absolute favorites; discovered her through her book "Shop On Blossom Street", which is another fabulous work. She often writes books in a series.
This book, Susannah's Garden, has such rich character development in all of its characters. Not just the "main" character, either. You feel like you're a part of each of their lives. And there are some unexpected surprises that will keep you wanting to see what the next chapter brings. Thoroughly enjoyable; can't wait for the sequel!
This book, Susannah's Garden, has such rich character development in all of its characters. Not just the "main" character, either. You feel like you're a part of each of their lives. And there are some unexpected surprises that will keep you wanting to see what the next chapter brings. Thoroughly enjoyable; can't wait for the sequel!
Helpful Score: 3
Though this is book number three in the knitting book series, you don't really know that it is part of this series until the very end. No repeat characters, not the same location, just a quick mention in the very last chapter of buying a flower shop Blossom Street. This book can be read as a stand alone and you wouldn't miss a thing in the series.
Susannah Nelson has a solid life, but something seems missing. There is no real spark or drive. She is a fifth grade teacher, she has a husband and two teenage children, but something is gone.
When she gets a call and realizes that her mother is no longer able to live on her own since her husbands passing, Susannah decides to go home, to Colville, Washington to try and convince her mother that its time to move into an assistant living facility.
Going home brings about its own trauma for Susannah, reoccurring dreams of a high school sweetheart, the death of her brother thirty years before and unresolved problems with her deceased father.
Since she is now home, she decides to find Jake, the high school sweetheart, and find out why he suddenly disappeared from her life. Susannah finds so much more then she ever bargained for. A love is lost, but a greater love, the love of family, is found.
Susannah Nelson has a solid life, but something seems missing. There is no real spark or drive. She is a fifth grade teacher, she has a husband and two teenage children, but something is gone.
When she gets a call and realizes that her mother is no longer able to live on her own since her husbands passing, Susannah decides to go home, to Colville, Washington to try and convince her mother that its time to move into an assistant living facility.
Going home brings about its own trauma for Susannah, reoccurring dreams of a high school sweetheart, the death of her brother thirty years before and unresolved problems with her deceased father.
Since she is now home, she decides to find Jake, the high school sweetheart, and find out why he suddenly disappeared from her life. Susannah finds so much more then she ever bargained for. A love is lost, but a greater love, the love of family, is found.
Helpful Score: 3
Very ejoyable book. Susannah Nelson has to return to her home town, because her mother is no longer able to live by herself. Susannah tries to locate her high school sweetheart, close up her parents home and deal with her head strong daughter.
Helpful Score: 3
One of Debbie's good tales, this takes place in Eastern Washington state and covers the territory of mothers and daughters in three generations.
Helpful Score: 3
Another great one from Debbie Macomber. I love her books. I stayed up late to finish this one. Kept me guessing til the end.
Helpful Score: 2
Beautiful story about what you think is true from your youth may not be the FULL truth. And how your viewpoint and thoughts change as you grow and have children. Loved the characters! Perfect book to curl up with either out in the sunshine or by a fire. Looking forward to reading more of this series. Have loved all the other Debbie Macomber books that I have read.
Helpful Score: 2
As usual, Debbie Macomber had me glued to this book until I finished it. Reading one of her "series" books is like watching a mini series or a soap opera. You get glued to it and feel like you know the characters. Can't wait to read more in this series. I have also used some of knitting patterns and recipes from her books.
Helpful Score: 2
Such a good book. Hard to put the book down. Good surprises in the book.The book is about at a gal of fifty regretting paths not taken. She goes home to visit her Mother who is having difficulty living alone. In returning home, she also returns to the past.
Helpful Score: 2
Wondeful story of the generations. Susannah's mother is becoming less able to care for herself in her family home. Susannah's daughter is finishing her year of college, her boyfriend seems distant, and her future seems bleak. And Susannah's summer off from the classroom doesn't seem adequate to handle everyone's problems - including her own. Why is her ex-boyfriend showing up in her dreams so often? An engaging story by Macomber, as usual. These characters all come to life and their problems matter to you before the story develops much at all. Recommended.
Helpful Score: 2
Can you ever go home again? Surprises escalate and make things interesting when Susannah goes home to take care of her mother. She finds out a lot about her family's history and discovers a SURPISE!! Very interesting how this is done. Another Debbie Macomber story of life!
Helpful Score: 2
I guess I'm in the minority of the people. I liked it, but didn't love it. I felt it started very slowly. On page 170 I was still deciding whether to keep reading it or not. It was around the middle of the book that I finally started getting into it. It did have a really good and surprising ending.
Helpful Score: 2
Her characters seem to mirror her own feelings - and she has a good heart. The story shows a small family in crisis and totally unaware there is an internal problem. Is it dealt with well? Read and find out. Like most of her other books, this one really leaves you feeling that you want to come back for another visit.
Helpful Score: 2
Debbie Macomber is fantastic at what she does with a storyline. This book was superb....couldn't put it down.!!!
Helpful Score: 1
It was the year that changed everythng - the women are so believable as are their problems - great ending.
Helpful Score: 1
EXCELLENT BOOK. DEBBIE MACOMBER DID IT AGAIN
Helpful Score: 1
While most of Debbie Macomber's books are nice little stories that keep me interested -- this one was just down-right depressing. I didn't like any of the characters. They just seemed so whiney and gutless.
There wasn't much to keep me interested, but I still kept plugging away hoping that it would get better. It never really did. I wanted to shake Susannah's daughter "Chrissy" more than once. Sheesh, how could one character be so whiney and spoiled? Moreover, why would I want to read pages and pages about that character flaw? I wanted to tell Susannah to just let Chrissy make her choices and suffer some consequences. Talk about a self-induldged child!
I generally recommend Debbie Macomber's books, but this one I would definetly WALK ON BY. Don't waste your time on this. It doesn't really add any nuance to the other stories set on Blossom Street. You will be saving a hours of your life that could be better spent in say ... even WEEDING YOUR OWN GARDEN ... rather than reading this book. (And I really don't like weeding in my garden!)
There wasn't much to keep me interested, but I still kept plugging away hoping that it would get better. It never really did. I wanted to shake Susannah's daughter "Chrissy" more than once. Sheesh, how could one character be so whiney and spoiled? Moreover, why would I want to read pages and pages about that character flaw? I wanted to tell Susannah to just let Chrissy make her choices and suffer some consequences. Talk about a self-induldged child!
I generally recommend Debbie Macomber's books, but this one I would definetly WALK ON BY. Don't waste your time on this. It doesn't really add any nuance to the other stories set on Blossom Street. You will be saving a hours of your life that could be better spent in say ... even WEEDING YOUR OWN GARDEN ... rather than reading this book. (And I really don't like weeding in my garden!)
Helpful Score: 1
this book kept my interest from beginning to end. As always, Debbie Macomber comes through with flying colors.
Helpful Score: 1
Susannah's is juggling a frail mother, a young adult daughter, dissatisfation with her life and wondering if her life would be different if her old boyfriend was still in the picture. Also if her brother hadn't died in a car accident......her life is in for some surprising twist and turns and lots of surprises. GOOD READ!
Julie H. (Infantrywifey) -
Helpful Score: 1
Another great read--with a surprise ending!!!!
Helpful Score: 1
There really wasn't all that much to this book. I felt like Macomber merely skimmed the surface of what could have been a deep and moving story. Instead of exploring the loss of a loved one through psychology, she explains all the misunderstandings of childhood through an implausible series of events and personal connections. There is NO way any of this could happen in real life. If this was a fantasy novel, I could forgive her.
It's not too interesting until the last third of the book, then it's enough to really keep you going. So, it's not a total loss. The main character is fairly well-developed and it shows. Recommended for someone who wants a very, very light read.
It's not too interesting until the last third of the book, then it's enough to really keep you going. So, it's not a total loss. The main character is fairly well-developed and it shows. Recommended for someone who wants a very, very light read.
Helpful Score: 1
My least favorite of this series, but I do miss the knitting/yarn stories. Still a decent read!
Helpful Score: 1
Susannah comes back to her home town to check on her mother and finds many answers to the secrets of her teen years, such as what happened to her boyfriend, who suddenly disappeared.
Idell H. (Alacornlady) -
Helpful Score: 1
Lighter than some of Malcomer's stories, but still has a good plot and interesting characters.
Helpful Score: 1
great I love all her books
Mary Ann S. (masay2art) -
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyable read about Susannah's search for truth in her past and the relationship she has with her mother, daughter, husband, father and friends. Going home is never easy.
Helpful Score: 1
Another one of Debbie Macomber's really great books. A little more detailed than most of her books with a twist I didn't expect at the end. Great reading!
Helpful Score: 1
Not Debbie Macomber's best by a long shot. Just okay.
Andrea F. (eyesbignbrown) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
one of my favorites! super good read...
A KEEPER!
Debbie Macomber has never written a book not worth reading. very good book
What a great book. I read the one book regarding Susannah and loved all the charters.
You just do not want to put these books down. Such an easy read one you will enjoy.
You just do not want to put these books down. Such an easy read one you will enjoy.
At fifty Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a tempermental twenty year old daughter.
Her mother, Vifian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returnes to the past----and the choides she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not alsways as they once seemeed. Some paths are dead ends, but some gardens remain beautiful.
Her mother, Vifian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returnes to the past----and the choides she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not alsways as they once seemeed. Some paths are dead ends, but some gardens remain beautiful.
With girlhood memories resurfacing along with long lost friends, Susannah discovered secrets that revealed not only an unselfish act of love, caring, and protection, but a surprising revelation of a mysterious presence once thought to be a figment of her mothers failing mind.
Great easy read with a bit of mystery thrown in. I did have to suspend believe a little bit to believe the end but I still really enjoyed the story.
I sympathized with Susannah's curiosity about a past boyfriend (Jake), especially because things were left unresolved. She did make several really dumb decisions and I thought she was way too lenient as a parent. She should hold her daughter (Chrissie) accountable for her promise to help her. I loved that Susannah employed different tactics to deal with Chrissie's bad boy friend (Troy).
Chrissie was really annoying but she was supposed to be. Susannah was right on that Chrissie acted more like a teenager than someone in their 20's. Kind of disappointed that Macomber wrote about Troy being taken care of but we never see it.
Loved Caroyln. She was such a cool side character, definitely the perfect sidekick for Susan.
Very nice book.
I sympathized with Susannah's curiosity about a past boyfriend (Jake), especially because things were left unresolved. She did make several really dumb decisions and I thought she was way too lenient as a parent. She should hold her daughter (Chrissie) accountable for her promise to help her. I loved that Susannah employed different tactics to deal with Chrissie's bad boy friend (Troy).
Chrissie was really annoying but she was supposed to be. Susannah was right on that Chrissie acted more like a teenager than someone in their 20's. Kind of disappointed that Macomber wrote about Troy being taken care of but we never see it.
Loved Caroyln. She was such a cool side character, definitely the perfect sidekick for Susan.
Very nice book.
Christiana M. (ladybug768) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 7 more book reviews
Good read. As usual she doesn't disappoint.
This is my favorite of all Ms. Macomber's books and not just because my name is Susannah.
Now fifty Susannah Nelson, wife to her husband Joe who adores her and mother to two wonderful teens (Chrissie and Brian), enjoys teaching fifth graders in Seattle. Not everything is perfect in her life as her dad George recently died and her mom Vivian seems increasingly incapable of taking care of herself. However, what eats at her soul most is recent dreams of her first love from high school Jake Presley.
When Susannah turned eighteen, her parents sent her overseas to school. She said her goodbyes to Jake, her brother Doug and her parents not realizing that she would never see her boyfriend or sibling again. Not long after she left, Doug died in a car crash and Jake vanished. Feeling an obsession to know what happened to Jake, Susannah returns to Colville, Washington allegedly to settle her mother in a nursing home. As friction at home suddenly rises from her college aged daughter turned rebel, Susannah with help from a private investigator begins to learn the truth of what happened over three decades ago that tie Jake's disappearance with Doug's death.
When Susannah turned eighteen, her parents sent her overseas to school. She said her goodbyes to Jake, her brother Doug and her parents not realizing that she would never see her boyfriend or sibling again. Not long after she left, Doug died in a car crash and Jake vanished. Feeling an obsession to know what happened to Jake, Susannah returns to Colville, Washington allegedly to settle her mother in a nursing home. As friction at home suddenly rises from her college aged daughter turned rebel, Susannah with help from a private investigator begins to learn the truth of what happened over three decades ago that tie Jake's disappearance with Doug's death.
I really enjoyed this book. Wish it had gone on longer.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Very insightfull.
I really liked this, all her books are good!
Christy P. (powell2u) - , reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 5 more book reviews
Good, Good, Good book!!! You won't be able to put it down. Very heart warming story and family friendly.
love this serise
This was a very good book, as are the rest of her books. Once you've read a couple of her books about Blossom Street, you get the know the characters, and enjoy the story she is telling.
Another great book from Ms. Macomber. Love reading her books. Fresh and capture your interest.
This book is an excellent read. The characters are well written and the story holds your interest throughout. Any Debbie Macomber fan will enjoy finding out more about one of the series characters.It really keeps you reading,in my case one day! I couldn't put it down.
Nice book, very quick "beach type" read.
Carissa S. (plant-princess) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 24 more book reviews
Susannah's Garden had plenty twists and turns that were unexpected. It was a great read. You may want to read this before Debbie Macomber's Back on Blossom Street. You don't have to, but it will help with some background information.
This was a lot better than I thought it would be. There is a mystery that runs throughout the book, which makes it a little different than most of Macomber's other books.
great book, real family issues that we all can identify with and hope for the same happy ending in our lives. A real nice read as are all of Debbie Macomber books
This is one of my all time favorite books. just really excellent reading
This was a great read! It was a "nice" book with lots of twists and turns that were pretty predictable, yet interesting and well-done.
very good book, Susannah hunts from high school love, Jake, while moving her recently widowed mom to an assisted living facility against her wishes. Middle agers will be able to connect with this book.
Michelle C. (Shellaree) -
I enjoy these books. They have a gentleness to them. This book is related to the "Blossom Street" series. But you don't have to read them at all to enjoy this book.
This one was almost "too close to home". The author captures the emotions and enigmas of our modern life. Another enjoyable story in the "Blossom Street" saga.
Michelle W. (lovetoscrapbook) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 7 more book reviews
Fantastic book. Keeps you turning the pages to the very end. So heart warming, as her books usually are. Can't wait to read Back on Blossom Street!
Susannah Nelson finds herself wanting to re-open a past relationship and goes back to her hometown hoping to find out about a high school boyfriend. Situations work out differently than you'd expect. Susannah ends up with a new career that takes her back to Blossom Street as a neighbor of Lydia's shop, "A Good Yarn". A fun read for the summer.
Thank you! =~D
Mic A. (pippilongstockings) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 21 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this installment from Debbie Macomber. A nice way to find out how another character loved before they came to Blossom Street.
The start of a series; the second book is just out in hardback. This is about Susannanh who at 50 begins to wonder about the "road not taken" and her first love. This is the first book I have read by this author and she is a bit too "sweet" for my taste.
Another good read, I just love how the people in the story remind me of anyone in my home town. I really feel at home when I read her stories. THis particular one is about a woman who has to find the answers to questions that have come to haunt her about her past. This has a few twists to the plot and a very easy read!
Leola C. (swamponkeymom) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 353 more book reviews
another great story by Debbie Macomber. Going home, dealing with an aging mother, a teenage love, and her own daughter is more than susannah bargined for. makes you think would you want to go back and know why everything happened and the road not taken in your life?
I enjoyed this book. I feel like it belongs between books 2 and 3 of the Blossom Street kintting series. Debbie Macomber is always enteraining in her story telling.
Alice H. (alliepoetesswitch) -
Fast and always a winner when you read D Macomber
This was a good read. It had a great twist at the end.
great series
Wonderful story to continue with the Blossom Street series.
A good read.
This book was such a pleasure to read. It involved a nice amount of mystery as well as a love story! It encourages when you have trying times with teenagers and helps to think clearly about how to handle their strong wills as well as their loving spirits!
what would happen if??? That's what this story linr is all about and the search for the truth
You will be totally engrossed in this book that everything around you will not matter.
Finished it in a day.. couldn't put it down. What a enjoyable read. Didn't catch the tie in to the blossom street books until the end!
Another great Macomber read!
My friend & I traded books. I really enjoyed this book. I got so wrapped up with the character Vivian in this book. And then Susannah & Jake & the others were important also.
This book had a twist at the end that I did not see coming. But it did have the kind of ending that touched me. I would like to see a part 2 to this book.
This book had a twist at the end that I did not see coming. But it did have the kind of ending that touched me. I would like to see a part 2 to this book.
Macomber's books keep getting better each time!!
When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend Jake- and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly that same year.
Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herseld regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a tempermanental twenty-year-old daughter.
Her mother, Vivan, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful. Susannah's inquiry into the road not taken reveals shocking truths about her family and most important herself.
Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herseld regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a tempermanental twenty-year-old daughter.
Her mother, Vivan, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful. Susannah's inquiry into the road not taken reveals shocking truths about her family and most important herself.
Karen M. (Bookworm62) -
Susannah Nelson returns to her hometown of Colville, Washington to put her mother in assisted living and pack up her house to get it ready to sell. Thoughts of the boy she loved at 18 have been haunting her dreams. She was sent to France to school & never saw him again or her brother, Doug, who died in an automobile accident.
Now back at her childhood home amoung girlhood friends and her mother's garden she always loved, she is questioning the paths not taken in her life.
Now back at her childhood home amoung girlhood friends and her mother's garden she always loved, she is questioning the paths not taken in her life.
Louisa R. (motrailrider) -
I really liked this book
When susannah Nelson turns 18, she said goodbye to her boyfriend Jake, and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again either. He died unexpectedly in a car crash. Now, at 50, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Log married, a mother and a teacher, she feels there is something missing. Not only, that, she is balancing the demands of a teenage daughter and an aging mother.
Susannah goes back to the small town where whe was raised to get some answers and learn what her path in life should be.
Susannah goes back to the small town where whe was raised to get some answers and learn what her path in life should be.
Patti F. (patticake1951) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 163 more book reviews
I could not put this book down. Enough intrigue and romance to keep you turning the pages. I even peeked ahead and read a few lines here and there but it didn"t spoil it for me. I think you will really enjoy this book in the Blossom St series although this one doesn't take place on the street itself.
A married woman with a wandering mind returns to her childhood home to clean out her widow mothers house. Through reconnections with her high school friends a tangled web of cover-ups in discovered and truths are learned.
great book
Never met a Macomber I didn't love
Excellent - but who can't say that about almost every Debbie Macomber book!
Really good. Can't wait to read Back On Blossom Street.
Donna C. (darkcoffeeclouds) -
This is my favorite book so far out of the Blossom street series. It takes you away from Blossom street for a while to learn about some different people. You read about the challenges of taking care of an elderly parent who is losing their ability to take care of themselves but is reluctant to go to a home. This is hard to deal with especially when you have a daughter who shows up and starts running around with a wild boy in town. In going through her mother's things she learns a few secrets as well.
An excellent series by an author who I really enjoy
It was the year that changed everything...
When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake-and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly the same year.
Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a tempermental 20 year old daughter.
Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful...
When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake-and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly the same year.
Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a tempermental 20 year old daughter.
Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful...
Excellent story - could hardly put it down.
What can you say? Another excellent book by Debbie Macomber!
Excellent Book, could not put it down
ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY DEBBIE MACOMBER
18...that magical year when everything changes...saying goodbyes...moving away...making your own way in the world...at 50...regretting paths not taken...trying to balance the demands of those dependent on you...moving back home...discovering that things are not always as they seem...questioning choices she made in the past...and revealing shocking truths about her family...and herself...I am so a part of her story...cheering Susannah on, to new paths...
When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, her parents sent her to school abroad. She said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake -- and never saw him again. She never saw her brother again, either; Doug died in a car accident while she was away.
Now, at fifty, she finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Especially the chance to be with Jake . . . Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing, although she doesn't know exactly what. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter.
Because her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, Susannah prepares to make some hard decisions. In returning to her hometown of Colville, Washington, to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past -- and the choices she made back then.
What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful . . .
Now, at fifty, she finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Especially the chance to be with Jake . . . Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing, although she doesn't know exactly what. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter.
Because her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, Susannah prepares to make some hard decisions. In returning to her hometown of Colville, Washington, to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past -- and the choices she made back then.
What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful . . .
Kelly O. (KellyWilloughby) reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 205 more book reviews
I have just started reading Macomber books. Love them all so far. This is a wonderful story that applies to everyone. Recommend highly.
I enjoyed this book very much, but then again I like all Debbie Macombers books
Kathie S. (CraftyKat) - , reviewed Susannah's Garden (Blossom Street, Bk 3) on + 404 more book reviews
Another great great great book from Debbie Macomber.
another great story by Macomber
"Susannah Nelson, now at fifty, finds herself regretting the paths not taken when she was 18. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental 22 year old daughter." "{Susannah's} inquiry into the road not taken reveals shocking truths about he family and,most importantly, herself in Macomber's lastes touching and resonant tale." BOOKLIST I thought it was a very good story, especially since it will lead the reader to a new book called Back On Blossom Street (Macomber has written 2 other books about the knitting store on Blossom Street). I can't wait to read that newest one.
