A quirky, funny, and deeply thoughtful book* that\'s filled with characters you\'ll love and wish you lived next door to in real life** from the author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill .
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But what she\'ll soon discover--with the help of a patient instructor and a quirky group of gardeners--is that into every life a little sun must shine, whether you want it to or not...
After recruiting her kids and insanely supportive sister to join her, Lilian shows up at the Los Angeles botanical Garden feeling out of her element.
Wallowing around in compost on a Saturday morning can\'t be much worse than wallowing around in pajamas and self-pity.
Apparently, being the chosen illustrator for a series of boutique vegetable guides means getting your hands dirty, literally.
Oh, and there\'s that vegetable-gardening class her boss signed her up for.
At least her textbook illustrating job has some perks--like actually being called upon to draw whale genitalia.
The only problem is she\'s becoming overwhelmed with being underwhelmed.
She can now get her two girls to school, show up to work, and watch TV like a pro.
One mental breakdown and some random suicidal thoughts later, she\'s just starting to get the hang of this widow thing.
Lilian Girvan has been a single mother for three years--ever since her husband died in a car accident.
A quirky, funny, and deeply thoughtful book* that\'s filled with characters you\'ll love and wish you lived next door to in real life** from the author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
