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A review by bethywa
Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I became a Lisa Wingate fan in high school but don't think I had read anything since of hers since high school.
In this book we follow Kate, her husband, and their baby as they head from Chicago back to the farm after her grandmother has had a stroke and needs more care. The plan is that at Christmas the family will come back together for the first time in 6 years since tragedy struck and inform Grandma that after 60 years it is time for her to move from the farm.
The book takes place in the 90s so being at the farm is much different than being at a farm now, easily connected to the rest of the world. We see a family settle into small town life and a grandmother teach her granddaughter (a new mom) some valuable life lessons.
This was a warm, cozy read with a sprinkle of tender emotion. It focused on what is important in life and how to make some big decisions as well. And yes, as I read the end I cried at my desk. It is not something that would have been very poignant in my high school days, but would be good for pretty well any adult (maybe more women-geared but not totally lost on men as we do see some of Ben walking through being a new father).
In this book we follow Kate, her husband, and their baby as they head from Chicago back to the farm after her grandmother has had a stroke and needs more care. The plan is that at Christmas the family will come back together for the first time in 6 years since tragedy struck and inform Grandma that after 60 years it is time for her to move from the farm.
The book takes place in the 90s so being at the farm is much different than being at a farm now, easily connected to the rest of the world. We see a family settle into small town life and a grandmother teach her granddaughter (a new mom) some valuable life lessons.
This was a warm, cozy read with a sprinkle of tender emotion. It focused on what is important in life and how to make some big decisions as well. And yes, as I read the end I cried at my desk. It is not something that would have been very poignant in my high school days, but would be good for pretty well any adult (maybe more women-geared but not totally lost on men as we do see some of Ben walking through being a new father).