Kristin Hannah pulls all my heartstrings! I'm sitting in the Starbucks with a java chip frappuccino and tears running down my face as I finish this book. I cried the first time I read a Kristin Hannah book too. I simply devour them. It's almost impossible for me to put them down.
"Winter Garden" is about the relationship between a mother and her two daughters. It's a tense relationship because the mother seems to be completely emotionally disconnected from her daughters. It's the father that holds the family together and when he dies of a heart attack, he makes the mother promise to finish the fairy tale story she used to tell her daughters when they were children. The mother is reticent, but after a series of personal crises in the daughters' lives, they convince her to tell the story.
This is an amazing story of love, pain, and forgiveness. It really stresses the impact a mother has on her children's lives and how a person's identity is defined by their parents. It's also about making the most of every moment and not being afraid to love, even after you've lost everything. Must read!
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