Garden Time

A Garden Made of Time is a lyrical fable about a valley where time is soil and a solitary Gardener plants “hourseeds” so the world can keep its rhythm. When a woman arrives by a river that carries centuries, pleading to recover a year she has somehow lost, the Gardener offers a lesson: hours can be tended—but never owned. Together they walk sundial paths, watch hourglass trees send sand upward, and visit an orchard where moments frozen at their sweetest slowly turn cruel.

In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's still time? Moving between real and imagined gardens, from Milton's Paradise Lost to John Clare's enclosure elegies, from a wartime sanctuary in Italy to a grotesque aristocratic pleasure ground funded by slavery, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost of making paradise on earth.

Kelsey Willoughby doesn’t have time to pursue her dream of writing a novel. Imagination doesn’t pay the bills, and she’s busy saving her beautiful bookshop from online competition, hotel developers, and the sneaking suspicion that nobody reads anymore. Not to mention all those voices telling her she doesn’t have talent. But then the vacant lot of weeds next door starts to shimmer.

Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century had to offer. Miraculously reunited in America, they now have a beautiful son, Anthony, the gift of a love strong enough to survive the most terrible upheavals. Though they are still young, the ordeals they endured have changed them-and after living apart in a world laid waste, they must now find a way to live together in postwar America.

Delphinium Nielsen and her sisters have accomplished much in the past year, traveling west and settling in Nebraska. They are on their way to building a garden in dedication to their mother and working against the forces of nature to make their farm thrive. However, none of that can mask their concern that they are quickly running out of money. Del's work teaching in their booming town offers hope, not only to support her sisters financially, but also to better her students' lives.

“Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.” — New York Magazine “Harvey Araton has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for—the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it’s a...

Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil–human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. Boston, 1830...

As a busy mom, pulled in many directions, you've felt it: There's too much to do, and not enough time to do it. It seems like the only solution is to hustle harder. But there's a far better way to manage your time so that you can simplify and enjoy your life. Crystal Paine—mom of six, bestselling author, and entrepreneur—delivers a real-world, no-nonsense guide to keeping you sane and doing the things you love most.

Sweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour. 1605: Anne...

In the most ingenious and provocative thriller yet from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, a conscience-plagued mobster turned government hitman struggles to find his moral compass amid rampant treachery and betrayal in 1936 Berlin. Paul Schumann, a German American...

Real Life Organizing offers clutter-free storage solutions and advice that can help you create a Pinterest-worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life, and have more time for the things you love.

'From a very early age I loved the countryside as much as any garden and was fascinated by the life that I saw all around me from trees, wildflowers, birds, insects and mammals. In a sense this book has been over sixty years in gestation. I have kept notebooks and journals ever since I could...

Short Stories for Kids #3 : The Garden of Feelings Magic A Magical Adventure of Jayden in the Secret Garden of Feelings Children's Bedtime Story About Anxiety, Courage & Emotional Growth /Mindfulness Story for Kids Age 4-8 Short Story Books for Kids A magical bedtime story for kids ages 4-8 that helps with worry and big feelings - perfect for your nighttime reading! Looking for bedtime stories that help children sleep better? Discover this magical garden adventure that teaches kids about feelings! In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story book, meet Jayden, a child who finds a secret ...

Aquarium fish are one of the most popular pets in America, with close to 150 million fish owned in nearly 13 million households. They seem like easy pets to care for, but there's more than meets the eye when it comes to keeping your freshwater friends healthy and happy! In Freshwater Aquariums for Dummies, you'll find basic information to start your own freshwater aquarium, purchase and maintain healthy fish and plants, and find tips and tricks on how to introduce new fish and systems into your aquatic family.

So you want to play with magic? There’s trouble in the French Quarter when a professional basketball player hires Wyatt and voodoo mambo Mama Mulate to help him exorcise a supernatural demon. Wyatt is thrilled to have a paying client, Mama, over the moon in lust for the handsome athlete. Things look rosy for the pair of paranormal investigators until the assignment dictates Wyatt travel back in time to antebellum New Orleans. Thrust headfirst into the middle of a dangerous situation, Wyatt must deal with a red-haired Irish witch named Aisling and avoid becoming a haunted torture room ...

A Sweet Later-in-Life BWWM Romance Lo Mason never thought she’d be a widow at fifty-four. For months she’s hidden behind casseroles, church services, and too many loaves of cornbread. But when her best friend drags her to a community garden project, Lo finds herself face-to-face with more than just weeds—she meets Tom Whitaker. Tom isn’t looking for love. Divorced, estranged from his daughter, and too used to fixing things instead of feeling them, he figures his season has passed. But there’s something about Lo’s quiet strength—and the way she makes the whole community bloom...

At the edge of a silent village, a walled garden hums softly at dusk. Beneath an apricot tree, a humble pillowmaker works in the fading light, filling soft linen cases with herbs, feathers, and memory. Every pillow he shapes carries a trace of the day—the scent of lavender, the hush of rain, the warmth of stones cooling at sunset.

Organizing Solutions for People with ADD, 2nd Edition outlines new organizing strategies that will be of value to anyone who wants to improve their organizational skills. This revised and updated version also includes tips and techniques for keeping your latest technologies in order and for staying green and recycling with ease.

"You're not messy, you just organize differently." The Clutter Connection examines and explains the correlation between brain types and how they directly relate to organization and clutter. Cassandra Aarssen smashes the stereotype that some people are "naturally messy" and offers listeners insight and real-life solutions based on their unique personal organizing style. The Clutter Connection will help you get organized, be more productive, and finally understand the why behind your clutter.

When Princess Aurora Daneen finds a patch of soil near Lullaby Lake, she decides to plant a tiny seed. Her friends, Uni the Unicorn, Parroty the Parrot, and Lobsty the Lobster, all help in their own special ways. But as the days go by, nothing seems to happen. The soil looks still. The seed stays hidden. “Maybe it’s not working,” whispers Lobsty. Aurora smiles softly. “Sometimes, growing takes time, and a little kindness.” Together, the friends learn what plants need to live, water, sunlight, soil, and care, and discover that love and patience are just as important for helping ...