Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen — 14 weeks ago
A very good read! Two very different sisters find out that they are not so different after all. Generations of Waverleys have lived in the small town of Bascom, North Carolina. They are known for their peculiar gifts and for their gardens. Some of the Waverleys embrace their gifts and some run away. Claire and Sydney’s mother ran away.
When their mother brought them home to Branscom and a grandmother, Claire found the home that she had always dreamed of, and Sydney took after her mother and ran away as soon as she could. The eldest sister, Claire Waverley, stayed home. She used her gifts and knowledge of flowers to build a successful catering business. Her only other relative, aside from her sister, was her great-aunt, Evanelle, who’s gift was to give people what they are going to need, before they need it.
Claire’s quiet and comfortable life is turned upside down when her sister, Sydney, comes back home with her own daughter, Bay; after fleeing an abusive relationship. Both sisters need to learn to understand and forgive the past, if they are to have a home and a future as sisters.


