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The Garden of Happy Endings

A Novel

A Novel

By Barbara O’Neal

By Barbara O’Neal

By Barbara O’Neal

By Barbara O’Neal

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Paperback $17.00

Apr 17, 2012 | ISBN 9780553386783

Ebook $9.99

Apr 17, 2012 | ISBN 9780345534460

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    About The Garden of Happy Endings

    From Barbara O’Neal, beloved author of How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, comes another magical, heartfelt novel—perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs.
     
    After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding.
     
    Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back.
     
    But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving—and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish.

    About The Garden of Happy Endings

    From Barbara O’Neal, beloved author of How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, comes another magical, heartfelt novel—perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs.
     
    After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding.
     
    Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back.
     
    But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving—and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish.

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    The All You Can Dream Buffet
    How to Bake a Perfect Life
    The Secret of Everything
    The Lost Recipe for Happiness
    See all books by Barbara O’Neal

    About Barbara O’Neal

    Barbara O’Neal is the author of a number of highly acclaimed novels, including the Target Club Pick How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, both of which won RITA awards, and placed her in the… More about Barbara O’Neal

    About Barbara O’Neal

    Barbara O’Neal is the author of a number of highly acclaimed novels, including the Target Club Pick How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness, both of which won RITA awards, and placed her in the… More about Barbara O’Neal

    Product Details

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Romance

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Bantam
    Apr 17, 2012 | 416 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780553386783

    Category: Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Romance

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Bantam
    Apr 17, 2012 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9780345534460

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    Praise for the novels of Barbara O’Neal
     
    “Absorbing . . . [with] lovingly sketched characters and real emotion.”—Publishers Weekly, on How to Bake a Perfect Life
     
    “A powerful and intriguing story rich in detailed and vivid descriptions.”—Booklist, on The Secret of Everything

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