Garden of Her Own

Amy James is a good wife and a good gardener. Married to renowned architect Graham James and employed as a part-time garden columnist Amy has almost enough to keep her happy. Engaged in researching a new book-a collection of essays about women who garden-she unearths a long-lost desire for independence fresh relationships and a surprising ambition.<br /><br />When her husband reveals his Alzheimer's diagnosis insisting she keep it a secret their life together is upended. Torn between Graham's needs and the demanding schedule set by her agent Amy tries to please everyone. As tension builds along the fault lines of a long and unexamined marriage Amy struggles to prioritize her own happiness on a journey that ultimately threatens her family her career and her emerging sense of self.<br /><br />Urgent lyrical and intelligent A Garden of Her Own is a startlingly intimate portrait of a marriage of a woman in a marriage and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments.