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The First Gardener

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The First Gardener

Jeremiah Williams has been tending the gardens of the Tennessee governor's mansion for over 25 years. And like most first families who have come and gone, this one has stolen his heart.

Mackenzie and her husband, Governor Gray London, have struggled for ten years to have a child and are now enjoying a sweet season of life --- anticipating the coming reelection and sending their precious daughter, Maddie, off to kindergarten --- when a tragedy tears their world apart. As the entire state mourns, Mackenzie falls into a grief that threatens to swallow her whole.

Though his heart is also broken, Jeremiah realizes that his gift of gardening is about far more than pulling weeds and planting flowers. It's about tending hearts as well. As he uses the tools that have been placed in his hands, he gently begins to cultivate the hard soil of Mackenzie's heart, hoping to help her realize what it took him years to discover.

A Southern tale of loss, love, and living, THE FIRST GARDENER reminds us that all of life is a gift, but our heart is the most valuable gift of all.

THE FIRST GARDENER © Copyright 2011 by Denise Hildreth Jones. Reprinted with permission by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

The First Gardener
by Denise Hildreth Jones

  • Publication Date: July 19, 2011
  • Genres: Christian, Romance
  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 141433558X
  • ISBN-13: 9781414335582