by EricaJames (Author)
The Gardens of Delight brochure promises the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful and enchanting gardens in the Lake Como area of Italy. For Lucy Gray, assistant manager at Meadowlands Garden Centre, the chance to go to Italy offers more than just gardens. Lake Como is where her father lives and the last time she saw him was when she was just a teenager. Recently married Helen Madison-Tyler and her wealthy husband have just moved into the Old Rectory. With her husband spending so much time away from home, Helen throws herself into caring for the garden that was the pride and joy of its previous owner, a renowned gardening expert, Alice Wykeham. But Helen needs help, and friends, and so decides to take the plunge and join the local Garden Club. Conrad Truman isn't the least bit interested in gardening. Widowed for five years, his life revolves around work and humouring Mac, his curmudgeonly elderly uncle who lives with him, and who has expressed a desire to go on the Gardens of Delight tour. But only if Conrad will accompany him. Reluctantly, Conrad agrees. 'Anything for a peaceful life,' he concedes. But a peaceful life is the last thing any of them are in for...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 0752856391
ISBN 13: 9780752856391
Book Overview: Erica James has sold over a million copies in paperback alone. LOVE AND DEVOTION saw an increase a hardcover sales increase of 20% and reached No. 4 in the Sunday Times Paperback Bestseller List. In mass market paperback Erica's novels sell over 200,000 copies. Erica has been nominated four times for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR was a WH Smith Fresh Talent novel.
Prizes: Winner of Foster Grant Reading Glasses Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2006 and Romantic Novelists' Association Awards: Romantic Novel of the Year 2006.