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Mibby Garrett walks through grief as if feeling her way through an unfamiliar room on a moonless night. She's been unable to get her life back on track after losing her husband in a bicycle accident. Owner and operator of Perennially Yours Garden Design and mother to twelve-year-old Ky, Mibby struggles to keep her "boat tied to the dock" as she avoids reminders of her husband and their former life. A new garden design project, the puzzling case of dying rosebushes, and a mysterious young stranger bring Mibby out of her fog. Has God answered her prayers in the most unexpected way? Garden Gates, Book 1.
Author Notes
Patti Hill holds degrees in Journalism and English. She and her husband own a retail garden center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Like a Watered Garden is her first novel.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
From the opening line ("I received a box of flowers from my dead husband"), debut novelist Hill hooks the reader with this intriguing look at love, faith, grieving and relationships. The unusually named Mibby Garrett is a garden designer who runs Perennially Yours, serving her clients' eclectic landscaping needs from behind the wheel of the Daisy Mobile with her companionable dog, Blink. The redhead's life is turned topsy-turvy when her husband is unexpectedly killed; she can barely cope with her business and with her 13-year-old son, Kyle. Her next-door neighbor, well-heeled 30-something Louise Giovanelli, keeps Mibby sane, supplying her with love, advice and baked goods from the B&B she owns next door. Odd guests at the B&B and Mibby's eccentric garden customers, including a handsome widower, are competently portrayed. When Mibby discovers her husband had a secret past, it threatens to destroy her last shreds of faith. Although some elements of the plot are well-worn chestnuts of Christian fiction (the eligible widower, the quirky neighborhood inn, the deceased character's clandestine past), Hill refreshingly resists the urge to tie up all the loose ends and avoids clich?s in portraying the spiritual growth of her characters. Fresh prose, wry humor, an enjoyable protagonist and strong pacing make Hill a welcome addition to the ranks of inspirational novelists. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Struggling to get through her grief after losing her husband, Scott, in a tragic accident, Mibby Garrett seeks renewal through her garden design business, Perennially Yours. As she lovingly tends to some mysteriouly ailing rosebushes, God renews her lonely heart, teaching her to rise from the ashes of her loss and rediscover the joy of living for the sake of herself and her young son. This first novel is distinguished by good writing and colorful imagery and should appeal to readers who enjoy Cindy Martinusen (The Salt Garden) or Linda Nichols (If I Gained the World). Hill and her husband own a retail garden center and live in Colorado. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.