Judy H. (hart2hart) reviewed on 9/23/2006 + 711 more book reviews

In the summer of 1929, the Hinton Dysart estate is dying from lack of money, and Kit Dysart, the heir sees no way out. Then, at his sister's wedding, he meets the vibrant Daisy Chudleigh and her cousin, the heiress Matty Verrall. In love with Daisy yet troubled by his family's decline, Kit chooses to marry Matty. But neither Kit nor Daisy is able to forget the other. Drawn together by the yearnings of the heart, the three find themselve tangled in secrets buried in hte family's history. But when Marty, growing increasingly unhappy in her troubled, empty marriage, decides to re-create a garden, she discovers solace and a f=gift of which she never dreamed. A glorious fusion of love and gardening. Consider the Lily is a classic and poignant novel of love, loss, and, ultimately, a new flowering between the two world wars.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details