Must Love Flowers
an unputdownable story of love and friendship from the New York Times #1 bestseller
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The joyful and escapist new summer novel from New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber
Love blossoms in the most unexpected places . . .
Joan Sample has been content being something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she decides it's time to get back out into the world. With her sister's encouragement, Joan starts taking care of her overgrown lawn, adopts an energetic puppy, and even rents out her spare room.
Maggie Herbert is overwhelmed, working mornings as a barista, studying to become a nurse in the afternoons, and avoiding her alcoholic father's temper at home. When she finds Joan's room to rent, she believes her luck has turned. Only after she moves in does she realise that her least favourite customer happens to be Joan's son - and she's just taken his childhood room.
Despite a rocky start, a friendship blooms between the two women and they wonder if they've found the home they've been searching for. But as Maggie starts seeing a softer side to her nemesis and Joan grows closer with a local landscaper, they question if the risks they're taking in love and life will be worth it in the end...
Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Phillipa Ashley and Jenny Colgan, Must Love Flowers a heart-warming and life-affirming story about new beginnings and finding love and friendship in unlikely places
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Macomber (The Best Is Yet to Come) delivers exactly the type of sweet and squeaky clean small-town romance that fans expect. Four years after Joan Sample's beloved husband died suddenly from an aneurysm, the 54-year-old widow is still struggling to come to grips with her loss. A bit of a shut-in, she's pulled from her rut by her sister, Emmie, who encourages her to get some human contact by taking in a boarder. Meanwhile, the local homeowner's association sends Joan a reprimand for her poor lawn maintenance. These coinciding events bring two fresh faces into Joan's orbit: struggling young barista Maggie Herbert, who moves into Joan's spare room, and strapping lawyer turned landscape architect Phil Harrison. Maggie's grieving her late mother and burdened with caring for her alcoholic father, while Phil is haunted by the death of his daughter. Together, these three wounded souls work through their pain, offering mutual comfort and support and encouraging each other to embrace life—including romances for all three. With skillful plotting and believable characters who tug at the heartstrings, Macomber's latest does not disappoint. Her vast and loyal readership will eat this up.
