The Garden of Hopes and Dreams
Barbara Hannay
Reviewed by Helen
This is another fabulous story from such a wonderful author, Barbara Hannay never fails to disappoint me with her stories they are filled with characters that are so easy to make friends with, this one is a story of friendships made through a roof top garden there is love and heartache but so much joy and one that is sure to leave any reader feeling very happy.
Welcome to Brisbane’s Riverview apartment block where the residents are not known to each other, they don’t know what they have been through in their pasts or what will come in the future, but maybe they can become friends in some way, let’s meet some of the residents.
Vera is widowed and has live the majority of her life on a cattle station in north west Queensland, her son Archie and his family run the station now and Vera is living in Brisbane and trying hard to make a new life for herself but she misses her garden and family.
Maddie works hard in the city as a paralegal and has been hurt many times by men who really have been untrustworthy but still dreams that one day she will find her hero and her HEA.
Jock is the buildings caretaker married to a famous photographer and has his hopes set on making his dream come true.
Joe and Dennis are a fabulous, friendly couple who love their plants and their apartment is like a nursey to so many gorgeous plants.
Ned is a scientist who seems to stick to himself, he is very interested in bees and worms and growing plants and decides that they have a fabulous rooftop that cries out to made into a garden, a garden that will bring the residents together and make a beautiful place to relax.
Setting up this garden becomes a labour of love to so many of the residents they get to know each other very well, they are starting to help each other out in their personal lives as well as making this garden a place to be, a place to mix, relax and enjoy.
I cannot highly recommend this one enough, beautifully written it digs deep into these people’s lives and emotions and brings them all together in a new garden of hopes and dreams. There were tears from me and lots of happy smiles and joy. There are so many wonderful characters that added so much to this story, I loved Henry, Vera’s grandson, Carmen and Nancy. I loved the ending although I didn’t want to leave this family at Riverview. Thank you MS Hannay for another keeper, I loved it.
My thanks to Penguin AU for my copy to read and review.
Welcome to Brisbane’s Riverview apartment block where the residents are not known to each other, they don’t know what they have been through in their pasts or what will come in the future, but maybe they can become friends in some way, let’s meet some of the residents.
Vera is widowed and has live the majority of her life on a cattle station in north west Queensland, her son Archie and his family run the station now and Vera is living in Brisbane and trying hard to make a new life for herself but she misses her garden and family.
Maddie works hard in the city as a paralegal and has been hurt many times by men who really have been untrustworthy but still dreams that one day she will find her hero and her HEA.
Jock is the buildings caretaker married to a famous photographer and has his hopes set on making his dream come true.
Joe and Dennis are a fabulous, friendly couple who love their plants and their apartment is like a nursey to so many gorgeous plants.
Ned is a scientist who seems to stick to himself, he is very interested in bees and worms and growing plants and decides that they have a fabulous rooftop that cries out to made into a garden, a garden that will bring the residents together and make a beautiful place to relax.
Setting up this garden becomes a labour of love to so many of the residents they get to know each other very well, they are starting to help each other out in their personal lives as well as making this garden a place to be, a place to mix, relax and enjoy.
I cannot highly recommend this one enough, beautifully written it digs deep into these people’s lives and emotions and brings them all together in a new garden of hopes and dreams. There were tears from me and lots of happy smiles and joy. There are so many wonderful characters that added so much to this story, I loved Henry, Vera’s grandson, Carmen and Nancy. I loved the ending although I didn’t want to leave this family at Riverview. Thank you MS Hannay for another keeper, I loved it.
My thanks to Penguin AU for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Penguin Random House Australia
