I believe I have found a new favorite author in Kristin Hannah. Her intricate storytelling reminds me of Jodi Picoult as well as her ability to delve into family relationships and the complexities that come along with them. Winter Garden is about two sisters that are nothing alike and their relationship with their cold and apathetic mother, Anya. The eldest, Meredith, married, had kids early and stayed at home helping run the family apple orchard while Nina, a photojournalist, fled home as early as possible and has been traveling the world ever since. The two are back under their parents’ roof when their father becomes ill. One of his last dying wishes is for the girls to get to know their mother. Having never been close with Anya the sisters take this promise in very different ways. What unfolds is a beautiful and tragic story of their mother’s past.
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