Interestingly, this author is a man who uses his gma's name as his pen name.
Abby and Cory are the parents of Lily. They move next door to an elderly hermit, Iris. The story unfolds between the three of them.
Each chapter is named for a flower, which is a unique idea. Mostly, it's Iris (a botanist) who talks about the flowers like they're people - describing to their history and conditions conducive to their thriving (kinda like people).
Shipman definitely knows how to use imagery, and this contributes to enjoyable reading for the most part. L liked the book. I thought it was okay. It had some pretty big issues, such as we never hear Lily's age -- we guess throughout the book (all 407 pages of it). Also, Cory's PTSD seems to disappear overnight, which was odd.
If you're looking for a light book (without suspense) that espouses that family is important, and a book where the bad stuff resolves itself magically, and the good stuff gets tied up with bows, this book delivers.
The book would've been better at 300 pages. I skimmed the last 100 pages.
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