Broken Homes & Gardens
by Rebecca Kelley
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Pub Date Apr 28 2015 | Archive Date May 11 2015
Smith Publicity | Blank Slate Press
Description
A girl, a guy, a broken-down house. Not exactly on-again, off-again, Malcolm and Joanna are in-again, out-again: in love, out of each other's arms, in an awkward co-living arrangement, out of the country. Their unconventional relationship is the only way, Joanna says, to protect herself from the specter of commitment, which inevitably leads to heartbreak.
When Harry Met Sally for the Millennial generation, set in the damp and drizzly neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon, Broken Homes and Gardens is an ode to friendship, lust, and the unrelenting pull of love.
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Author Bio:
Rebecca Kelley is a published author and co-editor of The Economical Baby Guide (Stewart Taboori and Chang) and an adjunct professor of general studies at The Oregon College of Arts and Crafts. Kelley’s writing is infused with the sensibilities of the young creative class that uses the Pacific Northwest as its way station for earnest, well-meaning adventure to the world at large. Her fiction concentrates on the quiet dramas of urban domestic life: growing tomatoes, making pancakes, and examining the nature and validity of love and marriage in the context of the modern world. Kelley received her Master of Arts in Writing from Portland State University and is fluent in German. She lives in Portland, OR with her family.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780991305889 |
| PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Kim B, Reviewer
BROKEN HOMES AND GARDENS is a chic lit at it`s best.
Rebecca Kelley has written a novel with engaging and likeable characters. To keep from getting hurt Joanna doesn`t always make the right decisions when it comes to relationships, but her journey to find love comes with mishaps which make one ``laugh out loud``.
A great read.
Jane Y, Reviewer
I was attracted to this book by its title because I love gardens and I had to find out why the homes were broken. I guess this sounds crazy but it's true. Set in Portland, a place I'd like to visit, Joanna meets Malcolm and a strange and quirky friendship is born. As the story progresses, you really feel sorry for Joanna as she pushes people away from her in fear of getting attached to them. This is a really good story as it doesn't always go in the direction you think it will. I read it on my Kindle and couldn't turn the pages past enough to see how it would all come out in the end. Would Joanna end up happy or alone? Read it to find out yourself!
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