I mentioned The Friend, the first book I read by Sarah Stewart, on here a few months ago. It made me cry. Yesterday I read another of her books which did the exact same thing. In fact, my husband walked in, saw me crying and read the book for himself. Stewart’s husband, David Small, offers poignant pictures in this simple story told through the letters of a girl living away from her family during the 1930’s. When she is sent to live with her uncle, a baker in the city, she is determined to make the stern man smile. She finds a secret place where she can plant the flowers she loves and with the held of new friends, makes it beautiful.
If you’re looking for an uplifting, beautifully told story, I recommend The Gardener.
