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A review by slbeckmann
A Victory Garden for Trying Times by Debi Goodwin
4.0
Thank you to Dundurn Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is a touching and poignant read, as the author looks back on the year before her husband's death and her efforts to cope, look forward, remain positive in the face of bad news and the Damocle's sword hanging over them. Sadly, after initially responding well to chemotherapy and surgery, her husband's health rapidly declines and the author allows us to see her grieve, and come to terms with her loss. Her memoir is a testament to her love for her husband, as well as her love for gardening. The pace is measured - some might say slow, but I really liked the orientation toward the seasons of the year and the corresponding garden activities, and I thought the garden in actual fact and as a metaphor, worked really well to remind us that life goes on, there will be blossoms and fruit in the future, even if the present is bleak.
This is a touching and poignant read, as the author looks back on the year before her husband's death and her efforts to cope, look forward, remain positive in the face of bad news and the Damocle's sword hanging over them. Sadly, after initially responding well to chemotherapy and surgery, her husband's health rapidly declines and the author allows us to see her grieve, and come to terms with her loss. Her memoir is a testament to her love for her husband, as well as her love for gardening. The pace is measured - some might say slow, but I really liked the orientation toward the seasons of the year and the corresponding garden activities, and I thought the garden in actual fact and as a metaphor, worked really well to remind us that life goes on, there will be blossoms and fruit in the future, even if the present is bleak.