Description:
Jeremiah Williams has been tending the gardens of the Tennessee governor's mansion for over twenty-five years. And like most first families who have come and gone, this one has stolen his heart. Mackenzie and her husband, Governor Gray London, have struggled for ten years to have a child and are now enjoying a sweet season of life-anticipating the coming reelection and sending their precious daughter, Maddie, off to kindergarten-when a tragedy tears their world apart. As the entire state mourns, Mackenzie falls into a grief that threatens to swallow her whole.
Though his heart is also broken, Jeremiah realizes that his gift of gardening is about far more than pulling weeds and planting flowers. It's about tending hearts as well. As he uses the tools that have been placed in his hands, he gently begins to cultivate the hard soil of Mackenzie's heart, hoping to help her realize what it took him years to discover.
My Thoughts:
Wow. This book certainly got me by the emotional throat and took me for quite a ride. I don't want to give anything away though. Sufice it to say that you will need your box of kleenx nearby for this one. But don't let that stop you from reading it! It was a beautiful story with loveable characters, intense emotions, and even some comic relief. I have been a big fan of Hildreth's for a while now and felt like this book took her to a new level of story-telling. I love the flower analogies and the way the different types of flowers and their meanings were woven through the story.
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