03740cam a2200397 4500 233431862 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780345534460 0345534468 B005OCYR6M Amazon 80a451e1-0516-4fee-8d94-03cf6036f9b6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 203565 657503 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib O'Neal, Barbara. The Garden of Happy Endings [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2012. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2734kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><b>From Barbara O'Neal, beloved author of <i>How to Bake a Perfect Life and The Lost Recipe for Happiness,</i> comes another magical, heartfelt novel--perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs.</b><br /> <br /> After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back.<br /> <br /> But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving--and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish.<br /> <br /> <i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i></p>. HTML:<p><b>Praise for the novels of Barbara O'Neal</b> "Absorbing . . . [with] lovingly sketched characters and real emotion."--<i>Publishers Weekly,</i> on <i>How to Bake a Perfect Life</i> "A powerful and intriguing story rich in detailed and vivid descriptions."</p>. HTML:<i>Booklist,</i> on <i>The Secret of Everything</i>. Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=80a451e1-0516-4fee-8d94-03cf6036f9b6 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/80A/451/E1/GardenofHappyEndingsANovel9780345534460.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=80A451E1-0516-4FEE-8D94-03CF6036F9B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/80A/451/E1/GardenofHappyEndingsANovel9780345534460.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=80A451E1-0516-4FEE-8D94-03CF6036F9B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/80A/451/E1/GardenofHappyEndingsANovel9780345534460.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=80A451E1-0516-4FEE-8D94-03CF6036F9B6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)