Winter Garden

"Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother?

From the author of the smash-hit bestseller "Firefly Lane "and "True Colors "comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past

"Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

“Winter Garden is Kristin Hannah's best written and most deeply affecting novel yet.”

¿It¿s a tearjerker, but the journey is as lovely¿and haunting¿as a snow filled winter¿s night.¿ People Magazine.¿The author of Firefly Lane and True Colors has written another powerful story of misunderstanding, family love, and strong women¿a fascinating story that weaves fairy tales into reality, fairy tales that don¿t always have the expected endings.¿ The Herald-News."Readers will find it hard not to laugh a little and cry a little more as mother and daughters reach out to each other just in the nick of time."--Publishers Weekly.

Kristin Hannah is the bestselling author of many acclaimed novels, including On Mystic Lake, Between Sisters, The Things We Do for Love, Comfort & Joy, and Magic Hour. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and on Kauai with her husband and son.

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