The Winter Garden by Heidi Swain published by Simon & Schuster
Freya Fuller is estranged from her parents and has been following her childhood dream of becoming a gardener ever since. When an opportunity to design a winter garden opens up at a Victorian property in Nightingale Square, Freya jumps at the chance to make a fresh start. But while the majority of the residents are welcoming, local artist Finn seems determined to shut her out, and when Freya's family make a surprise appearance, it seems that her new life is about to come crashing down . . .
This is a story where you settle on the sofa on an autumnal afternoon, the rain lashing outside, a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows by your side and you sit down and lose yourself in this Christmas tale.
Although a nice story, I didn’t gel with the characters, but
perhaps that because I hadn’t read the other books in the series, and although this
can be read as a stand alone story, I felt I hadn’t built up a rapport with
them. It also seemed a bit predictable, there wasn’t a single twist to the
tale, but saying that it still gave me a warm and pleasant feeling and really
got me into the festive mood (in late September!)
Also, having just recently read The Garden Of Forgotten Wishes by Trisha Ashley, this is a very similar story and writing style, so if you liked that, then you will love this book.
The acknowledgement at the end was quite emotional, given
everything we are all going through.
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