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Honeysuckle Season
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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From bestselling author Mary Ellen Taylor comes a story about profound loss, hard truths, and an overgrown greenhouse full of old secrets. Adrift in the wake of her father's death, a failed marriage, and multiple miscarriages, Libby McKenzie feels truly alone. Though her new life as a wedding photographer provides a semblance of purpose, it's also a distraction from her profound pain. When asked to photograph a wedding at the historic Woodmont estate, Libby meets the owner, Elaine Grant. Hoping to open Woodmont to the public, Elaine has employed young widower Colton Reese to help restore the grounds and asks Libby to photograph the process. Libby is immediately drawn to the old greenhouse shrouded in honeysuckle vines. As Libby forms relationships and explores the overgrown--yet hauntingly beautiful--Woodmont estate, she finds the emotional courage to sort through her father's office. There she discovers a letter that changes everything she knows about her parents, herself, and the estate. Beneath the vines of the old greenhouse lie generations of secrets, and it's up to Libby to tend to the fruits born of long-buried seeds.
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Allthebookclubs
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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Mehso-so

A decent storyline full of family drama and secrets that jumps back and forth between decades and points of view. This feels more like a story born in the deep south than it does Virginia. The plot twists were obvious and I‘m still grappling with all the family ties and trying not to use the I word… Book #57 in 2022

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DebinHawaii
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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Pickpick

The April/May pick for my virtual foodie book club, overall I liked it but didn‘t love it. Pluses were the dual timeline—present & WWII & the characters & setting but I found it predictable with the “twists” not being a surprise to me & it was hard to go deep with the characters & the romance with so much going on. My bookish dish is a Honeysuckle Lemonade. I made a simple syrup from dried honeysuckle flowers & mixed it with tart lemonade.⬇️

DebinHawaii ...It turned out better than I thought it would be: a good tart-sweet-floral combination: Review & recipes here: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2021/05/honeysuckle-lemonade-for-cook-books.h... 4y
emz711 That sounds so delicious! 4y
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DebinHawaii
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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I didn‘t do any #audiosouping today as I was on the phone with a friend & this simple Creamy Tomato Soup was so fast to make, but I did enjoy it with the tagged book for my virtual blogger foodie book club. I made this soup to dunk the spinach & sun-dried tomato focaccia bread I bought at a nearby craft fair yesterday. It was delicious. Recipe link ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 Looks so good! I‘m going to try it this week! 🤗 4y
Gissy 😋 4y
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ZoeJane620
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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Panpan

I had some major issues with this book. The plot was at times difficult to follow because it spanned four generations of two families with two mysterious adoptions thrown in. My biggest issue was the dialogue. Most of the time it felt very unnatural and forced. It didn‘t flow like normal conversation. I won‘t be inclined to read anything else from this author.

This was my #BookSpin for November but I finished it early December. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 4y
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Cazxxx
Honeysuckle Season | Mary Ellen Taylor
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Just downloaded this from kindle first reads, it sounds good, just what I need for a chilled out Sunday evening 🥰

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