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Must love flowers : a novel / Debbie Macomber.

Macomber, Debbie, (author.).

Summary:

"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 her 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's been living 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 unfamiliar life choices, they find themselves leaning on each other in surprising ways--discovering in the process that "family" is often just another word for love in all its forms."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593600559
  • ISBN: 059360055X
  • ISBN: 9780593600573
  • Physical Description: 321 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2023]

Content descriptions

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Subject:
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women > Fiction.
Self-realization in women > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Older women > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Women's friendships.
Genre:
Romance fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 166 of 181 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 181 total copies.
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Gunn Memorial Public Library F MAC (Text) 34621991217236 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Macomber (Text) 31010000822280 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F MACOMBER (Text) 39493110072339 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library F Macomber (Text) 34269001396119 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/19/2026
Alleghany Public Library F MACOMBER (Text) 30664100329868 Adult New Fiction Available -
Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library F MACOMBER (Text) 34510000692432 Adult Fiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library F MAC (Text) 50503300480599 Adult Fiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library FIC (Text) 38344101730396 Adult Fiction Available -
Badin Branch Library FIC Macomber (Text) 31012000112712 Adult Fiction Available -
Barco Library F MAC (Text) 39488201006725 Adult Fiction Available -