Must Love Flowers

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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 awidow 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 Emmies 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 startingto 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 Joans home. In the unexpected warmth of her new situation, Maggie finds a glimmer of hope for a better life. But will Maggies budding attraction to one of her favorite customers ruin the harmony shes only recently found with Joan Meanwhile, what is Joan to make of the mysterious landscaper whos been revitalizing her gardena 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 waysdiscovering in the process that found family is often the very best kind.

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Nobody does heart-happy books better than Debbie Macomber. Readers will adore these characters and cheer for them.Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers

Uplifting, warm, and hopeful... With her signature charm and wit, Debbie Macomber proves that the best relationships, like the perfect blooms, are always worth the wait. This cant-miss novel is Macomber at the height of her storytelling prowess. I absolutely adored it!Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds

Both of-the-moment and timeless, this is truly a story to embraceand then to share.Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of Sugar and Salt

Debbie Macomber never fails to deliver an uplifting, heartwarming story. Must Love Flowers should be at the top of your summer reading list!Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Strangers

Author Bio

Debbie Macomber is a leading voice in womens fiction. Fifteen of her novels have reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller lists, and six of her beloved Christmas novels have been hit movies on the Hallmark Channel, in addition to the original series Debbie Macombers Cedar Cove, based on Macombers Cedar Cove books. There are more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide.