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Digging in
Digging in | Loretta Nyhan
In author Loretta Nyhan's warm, witty, and wonderful novel, a widow discovers an unexpected chance to start over--right in her own backyard.Paige Moresco found her true love in eighth grade--and lost him two years ago. Since his death, she's been sleepwalking through life, barely holding on for the sake of her teenage son. Her house is a wreck, the grass is overrun with weeds, and she's at risk of losing her job. As Paige stares at her neglected lawn, she knows she's hit rock bottom. So she does something entirely unexpected: she begins to dig.As the hole gets bigger, Paige decides to turn her entire yard into a vegetable garden. The neighbors in her tidy gated community are more than a little alarmed. Paige knows nothing about gardening, and she's boldly flouting neighborhood-association bylaws. But with the help of new friends, a charming local cop, and the transformative power of the soil, Paige starts to see potential in the chaos of her life. Something big is beginning to take root--both in her garden and in herself.
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yourfavouritemixtape
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Enjoying the last warm rays of sunshine in my garden with this. A feel-good-story with a garden. Not too heavy, not too deep. Exactly what I needed this week. #bookspin from two months ago, I think. Still catching up.

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peanutnine
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛📚🌼 3y
Eggs 🫑🧺🍅 3y
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intothehallofbooks
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A nice little story about Paige as she works her way through grief after losing her husband in a car accident. Plenty of humor throughout, especially with regard to Paige‘s career, which helped to offset some of the heavier parts. The parts about Paige‘s garden were my favorite: about how she was new at gardening, about learning it all for the first time, about how putting her hands in the dirt soothed and calmed her. Gardening soothes me too🪴☀️

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BLeCompte
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Great, easy read. Perfect gym book :)

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JoyBlue
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I had no expectations going in. MC is a widowed, 40-something, mom of a teen. There's ups, downs, growth, humor. It's not great lit; but, it was perfectly readable and pleasant.

Mel I read it last year and felt exactly the same way! 5y
JoyBlue @Mel 👍 🙂 5y
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webhau1
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I really enjoyed this book. Give it a chance! It is lighthearted in some ways and also deals with some harder topics as well. Grief, motherhood, trying to keep your job when new people take over and trying to find yourself. There are nosy neighbors, gardens and exercise ball office chairs. My first read from this author, I will read more.

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GypsyKat
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I was pleasantly surprised by this. It‘s about dealing with loss and change, but it‘s actually very sweet and not as heavy as I was expecting. It had some colorful characters, and a solid plot. (Pardon the gardening pun).

Angitron I liked this one too! Surprised the heck out of me because it‘s not my normal read, but I really enjoyed it! 5y
cariashley Solid plot, ahaha 😆 5y
GypsyKat @cariashley 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
GypsyKat @Angitron It‘s not normally something I would pick up either, but I‘m glad I did! 5y
webhau1 I really liked it! 5y
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GypsyKat
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This is the result of my #AudioHairColoring today for anyone who was interested. My hair definitely came out purple and silvery purple. I like it, but I‘ll probably do a color rinse soon to try to even it out a bit. 💜

hermyknee I love it! You look great!!! 5y
juliegumdrop Lovely! 5y
Crazeedi I love your hair, your glasses , your eyebrows and your lips!❤ 5y
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GypsyKat @Crazeedi Awe! Thank you so much! I had some fun with makeup today, too. 🥰❤️ 5y
GypsyKat @hermyknee @juliegumdrop Thank you! 🥰❤️ 5y
BooknerdsLife Awww love your hair!!! 💜💜 What a gorgeous photo! 5y
Soubhiville I love it! 5y
IamIamIam 😍😍😍 Deja vu! 😂 Love it!!! 5y
AkashaVampie Love it sweetie! Purple is the best color!!! 5y
jchawkins GORGEOUS. I've been itching recently to make my hair blue again...this picture is not helping that urge go away! ;) 5y
GypsyKat @IamIamIam Haha! Thank you again! 😘❤️ 5y
GypsyKat @jchawkins Thank you! ❤️ And DO IT!!!! 😁 5y
SaturnDoo I wish I was brave enough to do something like that with my hair. It looks so good on you💜💜💜💜👍👍👍 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Love it! Looking good in the colour 💜 5y
Cathythoughts I love the colour 👍🏻✨ 5y
AkashaVampie @GypsyKat ur welcome hun 5y
DaveGreen7777 That hair is beautiful! 😍 Just like the lady it belongs to! 😊 5y
GypsyKat @SaturnDoo Thank you! I wanted to do fun colors with my hair basically my whole life. Used to be that I couldn‘t because of work, and then I just wasn‘t brave enough I guess. But at some point after 30 I just decided that I didn‘t care what other people thought about my hair and just did it. 💜 If you don‘t have any dress code restraints holding you back, give it a try! You can always start small like with highlights or lowlights. 😊 5y
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GypsyKat
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I‘m listening to the tagged audiobook while I‘m mixing up some magic... hopefully. 🤷🏻‍♀️💜💙 #AudioHairColoring

Sweetkokoro I love that brand of hair dye, my current hair is a mixture of Poison and Wrath. I have those exact colors under my sink though waiting their turn haha. I hope your mixture comes out gorgeous! 5y
GypsyKat @Sweetkokoro Thank you! It‘s a really great brand! 😁 5y
Meaw_catlady 💙💜 5y
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Reviewsbylola Looks like it will be beautiful! 5y
Hufflepuffle Those colours 😍 5y
AlaMich Yikes!! 💜 5y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Digging in | Loretta Nyhan
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Serious climb up Spring Mt TBR! 9 Books including whopping big Middlemarch. Juliet Stevenson Audiobook was perfection. 3 more #readwhatyouloveproject2019 with Chronicles of St Mary's. Read my first Neil Gaiman for #booksandbrewsclub and promptly read another. Sprinkle in a few friend's recommendations and kept up with Readalongs. 🧗‍♂️📚🤓
#springstacks #mounttbr
#readmyshelves #march
#stats #mymonthinbooks
#2019parasolversereadalongadalong

Crinoline_Laphroaig I might have time tonight to finish 6y
DivineDiana 👏🏻📚👏🏻 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Deeply disappointed that main character Paige never wears anything remotely like the gorgeous cove. It's all dowdy outdated business wear, cut offs & stained tshirts. Pet Peeve of mine when cover doesn't match character. Aside from that it's a great story on dealing with grief, the suburban obsession with turfgrass, crazy office politics & gardening as therapy. I personally work out my worries with weeding.👩‍🌾
#coverisnotthebook #springstacks

Crinoline_Laphroaig To bad Paige didn't discover how cute Garden wellies make you smile. 6y
Crinoline_Laphroaig Oh and if Gardening is your hobby: buy yourself some good fitting garden gloves so your hands aren't off putting at your job. 6y
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Follow.my.read
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Happy National Plant a Seed Day🌿🍃🌱

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jdenslow
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Paige Moresco has lost her beloved husband, her boss, and may be about to lose her job. Amid her struggles to help her son overcome the fear his father's death has left him with, Paige finds a diversion that means more in its randomness than she could have ever expected.

This novel was genuinely funny and genuinely touching without being the least bit sappy.

Ingerella Welcome to Litsy! 7y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 👋😁 7y
jdenslow @Ingerella @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Thanks for rolling out the welcome mat! 7y
asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy! 7y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 7y
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Angitron
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This was surprisingly charming! I typically avoid books like this, but after reading a few reviews, and noticing a few people who usually read my genre of choice (sci-fi) say they enjoyed it, I decided to select it as my Amazon First read for March. It was light and funny and sweet!

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Angitron
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Not my typical type of read, but right now I‘m in the middle of a lot of heavy sci-fi and I needed something light and fun. This book, about a woman who finds herself through gardening after her husband dies, has been a lovely palate cleanser so far!

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BookswithB
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🌧 Rainy Sunday morning got me like...
Since I‘m too lazy to actually go to the gardening center, how bout I just make a cuppa and read about someone else‘s adventures? 🤔

I‘m excited to have received the ARC for Digging In!

#socksunday

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Rachel.Rencher
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This is the book I chose for March's #AmazonFirstReads . The others just didn't sound very good, so I hope this one is decent! What did everyone else choose?

Jess7 I havent even looked at them yet! 7y
Jess7 Thanks for the reminder! I chose #TheFeast! I‘m in love with the cover and I could use a good #Memoir to break up my usual onslaught of psychological thrillers 🤗🤗🤗 (edited) 7y
Bookquilter This is the one I choose too. The others just weren‘t fitting my frame of mind. 7y
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Rachel.Rencher @Jess7 I almost chose that one! Let me know what you think of it 😊 7y
Halechr This is the one that I picked also! Hoping it is a good read 🤗 7y
Bkwurm I chose The Feast, but this one was a close second. Looking forward to hearing what you think. 7y
jmtrivera I almost chose this one too. Looking forward to your review. 7y
Kimzey My choice also. Hope it‘s good! ☀️ 7y
Lucas.Rencher Good choice I'm excited to see what you think of it! 😀 7y
atenelli Chose this one as well. Haven‘t started reading it yet. 7y
Rachel.Rencher @atenelli I haven't either! 7y
Realreader I‘m reading this now, about half way through, it‘s a fun read! (edited) 7y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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How could I resist one more for #marchtbr from Amazon First Reads? She's wearing green polkadot wellies and yellow sun hat.
#coverlove #gardenstyle 💚💛💚💛💚

dariazeoli I picked this one, too! 7y
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Felso
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March Kindle First pick. I can‘t believe it‘s March already!