Althea is the mother of three strong-minded children - one of whom is a Buddhist - and owner of a finicky dog named Bozo...Saddled with too large a house - albeit in a beautiful Cotswold village - worrisome mortgage payments, a bossy younger sister and irksome ex-husband, Althea still manages to muddle through life comfortably enough. Until she loses her job. Seeking solace in her borrowed greenhouse, Althea decides to develop her passion for gardening. And when she wins the opportunity to design a garden at the Chelsea Flower show with the unexpected help of gorgeous architect Patrick Donahugh it looks as though Althea may have unearthed a new man as well as a new career.
Author Biography
Katie Fforde lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and some of her three children. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit.
