THE HEIRLOOM GARDEN by Viola Shipman

  A wonderful story of memories, heartbreak, love, and understanding as a soldier returning from Iraq rejoins his wife and daughter, but has a very difficult time leaving the war behind. The family is renting a cottage on the shore of Lake Michigan from their elderly landlord neighbor, Iris, who is estranged from the small town in which they live, because she also is dealing with her own heartbreak. She had lost her young husband to his death fighting in WWII, and soon thereafter lost her small daughter to polio.  After decades of being withdrawn, she finds solace only in her beautiful garden hidden behind high fences surrounding her home. Until she meets her new renters: Cody, Abby, and Lily. 
     Their story is eloquently told by the author and made me laugh, cry, and love every moment reading this book. I highly recommend reading this one. 

by S.M. O'Kelly Memorial Library Associate


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