A beautiful story about the power of memory and scent. Lucy Barnes had always had a special relationship with gardens and had created a career designing them in ways even the people who hire her don’t understand. She’s able to know what they need just by listening to them, and her intuition. In fact, Lucy senses which fragrances can provide life changing memories to the people she works for.
It's a precious talent, one her recently departed mother warns her to take care of. When Lucy facilitates a memory for her boyfriend, things go terribly awry and Lucy flees her beloved hometown in shame.
After her mother dies, Lucy finds a reference in her calendar to the Oceanview Home, a senior center near her father. She’s worried about him, and accepts the task of reviving the Oceanview gardens, a monumental task. The effect she has on the gardens, the residents and herself is nothing short of magic. The Memory Gardener was released November 25, 2025, by Gallery Books. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.
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