The Garden of Happy Endings

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This novel was not at all what I expected it to be���it was more, more interesting, more heartfelt, and more delicious. Elsa and Joaquin have been life long friends; she is a Reverend at a Seattle Washington Unity church and he is a Catholic priest in Pueblo, Colorado where they grew up. When a h...

from lasperschlager

I enjoyed The Garden of Happy Endings by Barbara O'Neal. I thought the characters she created were honest, real-to-life characters. I liked the way the past was tied into the present. You could feel the ache of the life missed out on but also the hope for the future and that there was purpose in ...

from bwhitson

Elsa, growing up in the Catholic faith, always wanted to become a priest. When she was not allowed to do that she eventually left the church and became a minister in a Unitarian church. She has turned her back on God after her faith is challenged, more than once, the last time by the murder of a ...

from lewislibrary

This is the story of 2 women, both grappling with problems that seem too huge to overcome. The first is Elsa, a minister who has lost her faith in everything she believes in after the death of one of the members of her congregation. The other character is her sister, Tamsin, who loses everything ...

from jenniandtony

I received this book as a free Early Reviewers giveaway and enjoyed every moment reading it. I think I may have even found a new favorite author. I loved the depth of this book. It explored love and relationship from some very fresh perspectives. It explored young love just beginning, an old rela...