The Heirloom Garden

The Heirloom Garden is a perfect summer read.  Two families affected by war.  Not the same war two different wars.

Iris has suffered great personal losses, one being the death of her husband shortly before World War II was over. Abby technically hasn't lost her husband he came back from the war in the Mid East, but he is not the same man who left.  

After Iris' devastating losses she  has found great solace from her fenced in heirloom garden.  The plants she grows are either from plants her Grandmother and Mother cultivated or the ones she has designed.  Her plants are her children and her garden is her world. She rarely if ever leaves the walls of that garden.

That is until Abby and her family rent the house next door, owned by Iris. Iris and Abby are very much alike even though it does not at first seem obvious. 

Like many plants that creep underneath fences and make their way into the neighbors yard, Abby and her family slowly grow until they too are part of Iris' world and her garden.

Losing the ones you love is so very painful.  Yes they will be remembered and yes you will carry their memory with you everyday but the fact still remains they are gone. Help comes from the living. I know being surrounded by my friends and family helped me gain normalcy. 

Friendships heal wounds sometimes better than anything else.  Sharing activities like gardening heals wounds as well.  Both families help each other get over pain.

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