SynopsisWhen Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbyeto her boyfriend, Jake--and never saw him again. She neversaw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedlythat same year. Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths nottaken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should behappy. But she feels there's something missing in her life.Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an agingmother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter. Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficultycoping and living alone, so Susannah goes home toColville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, hergirlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she alsoreturns to the past--and the choices she made back then.What she discovers is that things are not always as theyonce seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardensremain beautiful...., When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake--and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly that same year. Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter. Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past--and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful...., When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake-and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly that same year.Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter.Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful...., When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake-- and never saw him again. She never saw her brother, Doug, again, either. He died unexpectedly that same year. Now, at fifty, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she "should" be happy. But she feels there's something missing in her life. Not only that, she's balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter. Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents' house, her girlhood friends and the garden she's always loved, she also returns to the past-- and the choices she made back then. What she discovers is that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful... ., A New York Times Bestselling Author When Susannah's parents sent her to school abroad at 18, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake - and never saw him again. Now, at 50, she finds herself regretting the paths not taken. A wife, a mother and a teacher, she feels there's something missing. In returning to her hometown of Pine Ridge to care for her mother, she discovers that things are not always as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful. Simultaneous publication with Harlequin's standard print edition.