Sarah Morgan

New York florist Flora Donovan is living the dream, but her bubbly optimism hides a secret. She's lonely. Orphaned as a child, she's never felt like she's belonged anywhere . . . until she meets Jack Parker. He's the first man to ever really see her, and it's life changing.

Family for Beginners

Katie Thyer

No one stays the same throughout their life. We're all changed and formed by the things that happen to us and to the people we love. 

It has always fascinated me that we’re prepared to end a romantic relationship that is no longer working but are generally reluctant to do the same with friendships. Not all friendships are meant to last for life. People evolve, and friendships evolve with them.

Maybe it's to do with getting older. Time is precious. Time is always precious of course, but when we're young we squander it dreadfully.

Life is like a garden, don't you think? Sometimes glorious, and sometimes a disaster. It's messy, but always real. And sometimes all we can do is forge ahead, and if that means flattening a few daisies on the way, then so be it.

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