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The Unfinished Garden

A Novel

by Barbara Claypole White
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"A mesmerizing tale of fear, loss, and love . . . a novel as beautiful and complex, dark and light, sweet and sensuous as Tilly's beloved garden." —Joanne Rendell, author of The Professors' Wives' Club
James Nealy is haunted by irrational fears and inescapable compulsions. A successful software developer, he's thrown himself into a new goal—to finally conquer the noise in his mind. And he has a plan. He'll confront his darkest fears and build something beautiful: a garden. When he meets Tilly Silverberg, he knows she holds the key . . . even if she doesn't think so.
After her husband's death, gardening became Tilly's livelihood and her salvation. Her thriving North Carolina business and her young son, Isaac, are the excuses she needs to hide from the world. So when oddly attractive, incredibly tenacious James demands that she take him on as a client, her answer is a flat no.
When a family emergency lures Tilly back to England, she's secretly glad. With Isaac in tow, she retreats to her childhood village, which has always stayed obligingly the same. Until now. Her best friend is keeping secrets. Her mother is plotting. Her first love is unexpectedly, temptingly available. And then James appears on her doorstep.
Away from home, James and Tilly forge an unlikely bond, tenuous at first but taking root every day. And as they work to build a garden together, something begins to blossom between them—despite all the reasons against it.
"I found the writing style in The Unfinished Garden reminiscent of Rosamunde and Robin Pilcher. As a fan of both, I truly enjoyed this book." —Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home

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  • Release date

    August 16, 2023

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    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781459237841

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      • ISBN: 9781459237841

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      • ISBN: 9781459237841
      • File size: 977 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2012
      Although she has been a widow for a number of years, British expat Tilly still suffers survivor's guilt concerning the circumstances of her husband's death. So she immerses herself in the establishment of a stunning perennial nursery in the Carolina Piedmont to compensate. When James, a formidable and forbiddingly sexy dot-com millionaire offers her an outrageous fortune to create a garden for his new home, Tilly turns him down. Design is not her thing, and James is a tad too insistent. Luckily, she has an ironclad out when a family emergency summons her home to England. Once there, however, Tilly must confront her feelings toward an old lover and towards James, who has pursued her to her family's estate. Suffering from OCD, James is quite literally obsessed with Tilly and the idea of a garden and won't rest until he has both. Exhibiting sensitive and gentle understanding, White's transoceanic love story deftly explores the challenges of conquering fears and relinquishing the past.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)

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  • OverDrive Read
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