London: Simon & Schuster Ltd. Near Fine. 2013. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Paperback. Slight bump to top of spine with associated tiny split, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Fourth printing of S&S reissue paperback edition, 2013. Nice tight copy, no names inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover design by S&S Art Dept/Melissa Four with photos courtesy of Getty Images and Shutterstock. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 448 pages; Miranda Claybourne is a city girl by nature. But when her son, Gus, is expelled from school abd her husband, David, suggests a move to the countryside, she reluctantly agrees to a change of scene. Nestled deep in the Dorset hills, Hartington House should be the perfect rural idyll, but David spends more time in Londan and Miranda misses her old life. Then a mysterious Frenchman arrives on their doorstep. Jean-Paul sets out to restore Hartington's gardens to their former glory, but also begins to transform the lives of Miranda and her children. But, when Miranda discovers a journal in an abandoned cottage at the bottom of the garden, she uncovers secrets planted long ago, secrets that cannot be hidden any longer... .

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Prepare to be âÈêspellbound by the sheer charmâÈë (Daily Express uK) of santa montefioreâÈçs tender and powerful new novel about marriage, passion, loss, renewal, and the healing power of love. A magical garden. A cottage that holds a secret. A mysterious Frenchman (handsome, naturally). A family in need of some love. These story elements are irresistibly entwined in this heartwarming novel by the author reviewers consistently compare to Maeve Binchy (Booklist) and Rosamunde Pilcher (Daily Mail UK). It begins as Miranda and David move out of London into a beautiful country house with a magical garden. But reality turns out to be very different from their bucolic dream. Soon the latent unhappiness in the family begins to come to the surface, isolating each family member in a bubble of resentment and loneliness. Then a mysterious Frenchman arrives on their doorstep. With the wisdom of nature, he slowly begins to heal the past and the present. But who is he? When Miranda discovers his secret in the cottage by the garden, the whole family learns that a garden, like love itself, can restore the human spirit, not just season after season, but generation after generation. Wise and winsome, poignant and powerfully moving, The French Gardener combines the savvy of contemporary womenâÈçs fiction with an old fashioned sensibility steeped in the importance of family and the magical power of love.

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Bookseller: Books in Bulgaria (BG)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 35265
Title: The French Gardener
Author: Montefiore, Santa
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint; Fourth Printing
ISBN 10: 147113198X
ISBN 13: 9781471131981
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2013
Bookseller catalogs: Fireside Reads;

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