<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28266951-the-girl-in-the-garden" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="The Girl in the Garden" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455172132m/28266951.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28266951-the-girl-in-the-garden">The Girl in the Garden</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/459016.Melanie_Wallace">Melanie Wallace</a><br/> My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1801059593">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /> The year is 1974, you have a sad, but beautiful story that begins with sixteen year old June and her infant son being left stranded by her baby's father, an older man, at a cottage near the ocean, far away from the desolate trailer park where she had lived with a really awful mother.<br /><br />So many characters in this novel that you will come to care for, in this new place where June ended up, some who are very sad, some just lonely, some who have about given up on life, characters of all ages, who become a part of June's story and her future. I really enjoyed this book.<br /><br />Thank you to Netgalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Melanie Wallace for the ARC. <br/><br/> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/12851291-karen">View all my reviews</a>

Such an awesome story and different from others I've read in a long time. I loved the different view points and the character development. Seeing the same situations from other's point of view opened up the plot line in such an intriguing way!

Really liked this book--great character development and flow.
I liked the characters and foundd the ending quite satisfying. Thank you!!