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...
Laural Merlington's clearly enunciated voice breathes life into Macomber's moving novel about mid-life expectations. Fifty-year-old Susannah Nelson returns to her hometown to help her newly widowed mother, Vivian. Vivian's high-pitched, halting voice reflects her age and sometimes confused mental state. At the same time, Susannah faces the demands of being a wife and mother. Her daughter's breathy, impatient tones highlight her immaturity, and her husband's deep voice is tinged with the sadness he feels over the state of their marriage. In her hometown Susannah must come to terms with herself and her life, along with the disappointments of her past. Merlington expertly fills Susannah's voice with hopefulness as she faces her ghosts and looks forward to the future. S.M. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Debbie Macomber, the author of Summer on Blossom Street, 8 Sandpiper Way, Twenty Wishes, Back on Blossom Street, and 74 Seaside Avenue, has become a leading voice in women's fiction worldwide. Her work has appeared on every major bestseller list, including those of the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly. She is a multiple award winner, and won the 2005 Quill Award for Best Romance. More than sixty million copies of her books have been sold worldwide.
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