Where the Wildflowers Grow

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Goodreads, Essence, Sunset Magazine, SheReads, BookBub, and more!

From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.

Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this because she watched them all die.

Grief never truly fades and even as the tragedy haunts her, Leigh carries on, because survival is in her blood. So, when the transport bus taking her to prison careens off the road, killing everyone onboard except her, she does what’s in her nature. She survives.

While searching for a place to hide, Leigh stumbles upon an unexpected sanctuary: a flower farm in rural Alabama tucked away from the world. What Leigh doesn’t expect is the found family there who have built something from the wreckage of their own lives. Especially Jackson, the farm’s owner, who sees through Leigh’s defenses, offers her small moments of tenderness, encourages her to face her own tragedies. Slowly, Leigh finds peace with the hard pace and soft nature of the farm, taking comfort in the life blooming around her. Maybe she’s not beyond redemption, not too broken for something good. And maybe, just maybe, Leigh starts to heal.

But the past isn't so easily buried.

No matter how far she runs, the truth of who she is and the ghosts of the Wildes follow. And when those secrets catch up to her, threatening everything she’s come to love, Leigh will have to truly face what she can survive.

Just raw emotion

Oooo weeee. What a journey! I have never cried reading anything, This was so beautifully written and read.

This story was unexpected, but done beautifully

This one was phenomenal! Love lost, found, and one discovering who they really are. Tackling grief will free you fully and you can finally start to grow

Good story

I liked the story & characters- good people with good hearts (and the 'bad' characters were complex) but found I was feeling frustrated with the main character Leigh towards the end for a few reasons. Don't want to be a spoiler...so I'll leave it at that. Definitely worth the read

The ending!!

My goodness I didn’t expect this to have so much depth!! It’s a little hard to read in the very beginning because you know there’s some darkness to her story - but the ending was wonderful and made my listening experience great.

Creative storyline and great character.

Well crafted characters and a beautifully written story. In every sense, a journey of discovery. Would recommend!