Must Love Flowers

By Debbie Macomber

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059360055X
• ISBN13: 9780593600559
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Women's Fiction

This is a Clean Romance. I loved all the characters, and I loved all the family drama that was going on in this book. Debbie Macomber is one of my all time favorite authors, and I have read most of her books. I also got my Grandmother into her books too. I really enjoyed this book, but this was not my favorite Debbie book. I felt there was a little bit too much going on in this book, and there was one of the characters that acted a little bit too childish for me. Those things did not bother me too much, and I still really loved this book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.