• Tending Roses

  • By: Lisa Wingate
  • Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,608 ratings)

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Tending Roses

By: Lisa Wingate
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
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Publisher's summary

From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Lost Friends and Before We Were Yours comes a heartfelt novel about the bonds of family and the power of second chances.

When Kate Bowman temporarily moves to her grandmother’s Missouri farm with her husband and baby son, she learns that the lessons that most enrich our lives often come unexpectedly. The family has given Kate the job of convincing Grandma Rose, who’s become increasingly stubborn and forgetful, to move off her beloved land and into a nursing home. But Kate knows such a change would break her grandmother’s heart.

Just when Kate despairs of finding answers, she discovers her grandma’s journal. A beautiful handmade notebook, it is full of stories that celebrate the importance of family, friendship, and faith. Stories that make Kate see her life - and her grandmother - in a completely new way...

©2003 Lisa Wingate (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Richly emotional and spiritual, Tending Roses affected me from the first page. A story at once gentle and powerful about the very old and the very young, about the young woman who loves them all. In Kate, Lisa Wingate has created a wonderful character.” (New York Times best-selling author Luanne Rice)

“Wingate’s touching story of love and faith proves the old adage that we should take time to smell the roses and try to put our modern problems in perspective.” (Booklist)

“You can’t put it down without...taking a good look at your own life and how misplaced priorities might have led to missed opportunities. Tending Roses is an excellent read for any season, a celebration of the power of love.” (El Paso Times)

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SLOWDOWN AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY!

A truly wonderful story...so well written and performed! A “treasure” that will so touch and give you new perspective on others and your own life!

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Loved it !!

I trully enjoyed this book. Beautifully written and honestly, I felt sad when I finished it.

Also it made me realize that the feelings I had/have towards my husband regarding the time he spends with our son, is something other women experience (maybe most). This book truly spoke to me at this exact period of my life. A must read to remember what is important in life.... FAMILY !!

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Most enjoyable!

A most enjoyable 'read'...I loved it. The narrator did a splendid job...even life lessons included.

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Such a touching story. Heart tugging to the end!

Sweet story of. the complications of family and how they worked through it. Truly heart tugging to the end.

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loved Tending Roses

This is a wonderful story of love, forgiveness and hope and how all three can help restore a broken family.

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narrator not good

The narrator seemed too whiny sounding. This was not my favorite Lisa Wingate books. I hope the next book I read of hers is better.

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Another win for Lisa Wingate!

I always enjoy this narrator so that was great from the start. I am a growing fan of Lisa Wingate stories. They are realistic, not over dramatic, clean, and wholesome. Her stories progress in character growth and leave you with good life lessons. This particular book draws a family back to each other and to their roots. It reminds even the Christian to be humbled and reminded that we should not take what we have for granted.

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Awesome read!

loved this book! great story line, one of my favorites and one I'll recommend! great narrator too.

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Beautiful story, Beautifully written

Beautiful story, Beautifully written! An understanding of what’s causing the way some people may be acting.

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Must read!

This was by far the BEST book I’ve listened to ever
With the exception of Before we were yours!

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