The Restorative Powers of Love & Nature
this is a lovely book about a woman and a man who learn that even late in life, and under the most improbably circumstances love can happen.Maggie Welles is the widow of a Boston Brahman, who is recovering from a stroke and mourning the deterioration of her garden from lack of care. Tristan mallory is a renowned landscape architect who has been hired to "recreate Sissenhurst" by the neaveux riche neighbors next door.through a chink in the garden wall they view each other until Tristan sees Maggie struggling to do her rehab exercises on the uneven gravel garden walk. He secretly builds her a new walk the next night, and from there their relationship grows.The book is a testament to the restorative powers of both love and nature. Just make sure to have a box of Kleenex nearby for the last chapter.