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Blooming
Fifty five year old Marigold is feeling lost. After loosing her husband to illness five years earlier, she has dedicated herself to keep their flower shop, Golden Blooms up and running, but after facing severe water damage, Marigold has had no choice but to sell her beloved store.
Feeling like a failure, Marigold is reeling after the loss of her flower shop, and it doesn't make it better when the woman who bought the place shows up in town.
Marigold wants absolutely nothing to do with the new owner of the store, but that is difficult in a small town, and especially because she and Rose keeps bumping into one another.
Even more frustrating is it that Rose Meadows is actually a very nice person, and the more time the two of them spends together, the more Marigold feels drawn to her. And the warmer her feelings for Rose becomes.
But surely that cannot be. Or can it?
Feeling like a failure, Marigold is reeling after the loss of her flower shop, and it doesn't make it better when the woman who bought the place shows up in town.
Marigold wants absolutely nothing to do with the new owner of the store, but that is difficult in a small town, and especially because she and Rose keeps bumping into one another.
Even more frustrating is it that Rose Meadows is actually a very nice person, and the more time the two of them spends together, the more Marigold feels drawn to her. And the warmer her feelings for Rose becomes.
But surely that cannot be. Or can it?
455 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 6, 2022
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July 13, 2022
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A very sweet vanilla story, with two women mid Fifties finding love, purpose, work, hobbies and future with each other.
It's very slow burn*, and very detailed with all the daily goings-ons and minutiae of the everyday; setting up the garden nursery/flower shop, raising a dog who has puppies, family commitments, friends and neighbours etc.
It's very much a slice of life, and meant for those who enjoy that sort of thing. I do have to admit to feeling a tiny tad bit bored throughout, and felt it was a teensy bit passionless in the love-making department, but at the same time it was realistic and perfectly normal and average, so I cannot complain, and won't. It's lovely, and conversational and down to earth.
*There is a lot of talk about each woman's previous husbands, and both 'date' men for a bit throughout, as well.
A very sweet vanilla story, with two women mid Fifties finding love, purpose, work, hobbies and future with each other.
It's very slow burn*, and very detailed with all the daily goings-ons and minutiae of the everyday; setting up the garden nursery/flower shop, raising a dog who has puppies, family commitments, friends and neighbours etc.
It's very much a slice of life, and meant for those who enjoy that sort of thing. I do have to admit to feeling a tiny tad bit bored throughout, and felt it was a teensy bit passionless in the love-making department, but at the same time it was realistic and perfectly normal and average, so I cannot complain, and won't. It's lovely, and conversational and down to earth.
*There is a lot of talk about each woman's previous husbands, and both 'date' men for a bit throughout, as well.
July 18, 2022
Beautifully well written, and one of the best books on finding love late in life I have ever read in my life.
The poetry behind the meaning of the flowers (which happened to work as the title of the chapters as well) was brilliant.
I loved these characters.
I loved how slowly Marigold opened herself up to Rose, I loved how it took her some time to realize what she was feeling and I absolutely loved all those failed dates (Yes, she was miserable but it was fun to read).
The reading just flows between the pages, seconds turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours, day turns into night and you hardly notice any of that.
I have enjoyed every single written word of this story.
The poetry behind the meaning of the flowers (which happened to work as the title of the chapters as well) was brilliant.
I loved these characters.
I loved how slowly Marigold opened herself up to Rose, I loved how it took her some time to realize what she was feeling and I absolutely loved all those failed dates (Yes, she was miserable but it was fun to read).
The reading just flows between the pages, seconds turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours, day turns into night and you hardly notice any of that.
I have enjoyed every single written word of this story.
July 10, 2022
A very sweet story.
July 13, 2022
Well, I wrote it, so of course it’s a five star read ;)
January 15, 2023
What a lovely story. Great Characters and a cute dog and more:)
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