The release date for the English version of 'The Victory Garden' by
Rhys Bowen is Feb 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A stunning and heartbreaking story of a woman's love and sacrifice during World War I comes from the acclaimed author of The Tuscan Child.
Emily Bryce, a dedicated twenty-one-year-old, is committed to helping with the war effort even as the Great War continues to take its toll. A cocky and attractive Australian pilot persuades her that she is capable of more, and before long, she falls in love with him and accepts his marriage proposal.
Emily offers her services as a "land girl," taking care of the overgrown grounds of a large Devonshire estate, once Edward is sent back to the front. Emily finds the long-forgotten writings of a medicine lady who spent her whole life tending to her herbal garden here. Emily finds inspiration in her notebooks, which also end as becoming her saviour after hearing heartbreaking news. In addition to dying valiantly, Emily's boyfriend abandoned her when she was pregnant and afraid. Emily chooses to pretend to be a war widow since nobody is aware that she was never married.
The discovered writings will push Emily to the verge of catastrophe as she discovers the erratic power of herbal therapy, but they could also point her in the direction of her destiny.