The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns (Hardcover) by Margaret Dilloway

from tjsjohanna

I love a book that gives me that wonderful sense of satisfaction when I come to the end of the tale. Gal Garner is the living embodiment of a rose with thorns and it is a great pleasure to see how her relationships change with the catalyst of her niece coming to live with her. Despite her thorns,...

from readingwithtea

"Difficult and obstinate. Thriving under a set of specific and limited conditions. That pretty much describes me. Maybe that's why I like these roses so much." Gal has struggled all her life with a kidney failure, going to dialysis several times a week, hoping upon hope that she'll get a transpla...

from DarcyO

Taciturn, prickly high school biology teacher Galilee "Gal" Garner is determined to discover a new rose variety that will win queen of show in a major competition. Though she has kidney disease and must have dialysis every few days, Gal manages to teach and garden with the help of one of her stud...

from julie10reads

Thirty-six year old high school biology teacher, Gal (Galilee) Garner works hard to breed a prize-winning rose in her spare time. She also manages to fit in overnight dialysis every other night due to chronic kidney disease. Already a two time recipient of donor kidneys, Gal is once again on the ...

from gypsysmom

A friend recommended this book and so I decided to borrow it from the library. Coincidentally, this is my last read of 2012. I enjoyed the book but thought it was a little predictable. Gal Garner is a biology teacher at a small Catholic high school. She is also an amateur rose breeder, hence the ...