The Professors' Wives' Club by Joanne Rendell

“Expect tears when reading this story, it will tug at your heartstrings.” “Filled with fascinating characters and a great deal of love for the natural world, White’s novel explores the untilled regions of the psyche, and we are richer for it.” “White…conveys the condition of OCD, and how it creates havoc in one’s life and the lives of loved ones, with style and grace, never underplaying the seriousness of the disorder.” “The Unfinished Garden is a powerful story of friendship and courage in the midst of frightening circumstances… I highly recommend this wonderful love story.” “Tilly and James are incredible characters and we root for them the entire time.” “A fabulous debut novel, The Unfinished Garden easily earns Romance Junkies’ highest rating of five blue ribbons and a recommended read status for its unpredictable originality! So good!” “Barbara Claypole White gives us a moving story about the challenges of OCD and grief combined with the power of the human spirit to find love in the most unlikely of places.” Traci Foust, author of Nowhere Near Normal: A Memoir of OCD “A complex and beautifully crafted tale of lives interwining through extraordinary people coming to terms with the choices they have made (and some that have been made for them).” Laura Spinella, author of Beautiful Disaster “The Unfinished Garden is a beautifully written debut about healing the past and finding the future.” Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy “The Unfinished Garden is a tender novel about embracing imperfections, facing fears, and coming to terms with the past.” Joanne Rendell, author of The Professors’ Wives’ Club

Barbara Claypole White has created a novel as beautiful and complex, dark and light, sweet and sensuous as Tilly’s beloved garden.” Tilly and James are richly drawn and wonderfully flawed characters who embody the contradictions and imperfections that exist in all of us. “The Unfinished Garden is a mesmerizing tale of fear, loss, and love. Diane Chamberlain, bestselling author of Necessary Lives The Unfinished Garden is a touching and accomplished debut.” “I learned so much about myself from this story–that fear doesn’t have to hold me back, but rather, it can move me forward.

The Professors' Wives' Club by Joanne Rendell