Título: Must Love Flowers: A Novel
Autor: Debbie Macomber
Sinopse: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hardships in this uplifting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
“Wise, warm, witty, and charmingly full of hope, this story celebrates the surprising and unexpected ways that family, friendship, and love can lift us up.”—Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds
Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With Emmie’s support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting out a room to a local college student. Before long Joan is starting to feel a little like herself again.
Across town, Maggie Herbert works mornings as a barista, tending to impatient customers before rushing to afternoon nursing classes. She lives with her alcoholic father, ducking his temperamental outbursts and struggling to pay the household bills. But her circumstances brighten when she finds a room for rent in Joan’s home. In the unexpected warmth of her new situation, Maggie finds a glimmer of hope for a better life. But will Maggie’s budding attraction to one of her favorite customers ruin the harmony she’s only recently found with Joan? Meanwhile, what is Joan to make of the mysterious landscaper who’s been revitalizing her garden—a man who seems to harbor a past loss of his own?
As Maggie and Joan confront difficult life choices, they draw strength from this new friendship in surprising ways—discovering in the process that “found family” is often the very best kind.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Must Love Flowers: A Novel”, de Debbie Macomber, publicado pela editora Ballantine Books, em 2024 e com 352 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Ballantine Books
Páginas: 352
Ano: 2024-12-31
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0593600584
ISBN13: 9780593600580
Sobre a editora
A leitura dos livros da editora Ballantine Books revela uma preferência por narrativas que exploram intensamente relações humanas complexas, muitas vezes em contextos marcados por mistério, conflito ou transformação pessoal. O catálogo apresenta histórias que transitam entre o suspense policial, dramas familiares e romances com toques de realismo mágico ou sobrenatural, criando um ritmo que alterna entre tensão e momentos de introspecção. As sinopses sugerem também um interesse por personagens em situações-limite, como investigações criminais em ambientes isolados, jornadas de autoconhecimento e confrontos com o passado, sempre com uma linguagem acessível e envolvente.
