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A review by bogdanalovesmarigolds
Things That Grow by Meredith Goldstein
4.0
I found this book unexpectedly at a small bookshop/record shop/tapas restaurant. Firstly the beautiful garden on the cover reminded me of the Secret Garden and I was intrigued to see what it was about. When I saw it was about a young girl and her family going through the grief of losing their grandmother and deciding to honour her wishes by scattering her ashes onto various gardens (things that grow) I really really wanted to know the story.
Whilst this book wasn’t perfect, there were flaws in some editing, and some overall character narration on some of the secondary character’s sides, I also felt that this was one of the author’s points, the imperfection of characters and how they do and decide things that we may not always understand. Just as we do at times.
It also showed the necessity of time in healing, in most cases of life, healing does not happen overnight, and sometimes it happens at a monumentally slow pace. Either way, at least its ability to move forward is what I think brings hope.
This was a lovely book and if a reader would love to explore more about the pursuit of healing during grief and all the changes that it brings, I highly recommend this book.
Whilst this book wasn’t perfect, there were flaws in some editing, and some overall character narration on some of the secondary character’s sides, I also felt that this was one of the author’s points, the imperfection of characters and how they do and decide things that we may not always understand. Just as we do at times.
It also showed the necessity of time in healing, in most cases of life, healing does not happen overnight, and sometimes it happens at a monumentally slow pace. Either way, at least its ability to move forward is what I think brings hope.
This was a lovely book and if a reader would love to explore more about the pursuit of healing during grief and all the changes that it brings, I highly recommend this book.