This is the first Viola Shipman's book I read and won't surely be the last because I loved it.
It's a poignant and heartwarming story that made me smile and moved me to tears. As I am a keen gardener I loved the descriptions of the garden and wish I could have one like that.
The plot is well crafted, you are hooked since the first pages and it's unputdownable as you want to know what's next and how will the characters evolve.
It's a story of friendship and overcoming grief, full of emotional moments and hope.
I loved Iris and Abby, two strong women who face sufferance and whose life is improved by their friendship.
They are well thought and realistic, you cannot help rooting for them.
I also like the other characters, all of them are well written and interesting.
It was an excellent read, I strongly recommend it.
Many thanks to Graydon House and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.