One of the Gardin women must navigate a season rich with unexpected challenges in the follow-up to The Gardins of Edin, a heartwarming story about new beginnings and what it takes to get there.
“ Forgiveness, love, and acceptance are threaded throughout Lee’ s hopeful, vivid portrayal of complications imbued in contemporary family life. ” — Shelf Awareness
Martha Gardin is a mess, and no one knows this better than the women in her family. Good-hearted but often misguided by distrust and insecurity, Martha is known for stirring up drama. That’ s why Ruth, Naomi, and Mary are pleasantly surprised when Martha mellows out after she begins dating one of the most eligible bachelors in town.
Handsome, well-connected Oji Greenwald is everything Martha hoped to find in a man, and it’ s only a matter of time before he pops the question. Rarely caught off guard, Martha is accustomed to getting her way. But when it appears she’ s finally about to have the life she’ s always wanted, a crisis in Oji’ s family brings out Martha’ s tendency to try to save the day her way, and the divide deepens between her and Oji’ s already indifferent mother, Eve.
Confronted with these unforeseen challenges to her plans, Martha finds herself on a journey that forces her to fully acknowledge her previous mistakes and reconcile her past. But will it be enough to deliver her the future— and the love— her heart desires?
