Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open (Hardcover) by Carol Wall

from mom2acat

This is the true story of a unique friendship between two people, who at first, seemed to have nothing in common with each other. Carol Wall was a white woman living in a middle class neighborhood in middle America. Her children were grown, she was dealing with her beloved parents growing older, ...

from Cyndecat

Since this book was cataloged in the gardening section and not in the biographies I really expected more gardening information. That said; it is a heartrending look at the influence one man from Kenya had on a whole neighborhood in Virginia. Heartrending because it tells of the author's struggles...

from tjsjohanna

Ms. Wall opens her heart up to the reader with all its fears, prejudices, love, and healing. The catalyst for the relationship the author develops with Giles is gardening, but there isn't much about gardening in this book. It is really more about looking beyond appearances and assumptions, facing...

from jhoaglin

I loved this memoir by Carol Wall about the friendship that grew between herself and a man she observed working in a neighbor's yard. Giles Owita was originally from Kenya, full of knowledge about gardening, but also about life. Ms. Wall slowly began to appreciate his gentle wisdom, and also bega...

from nyiper

What a beautiful way to show the power of relationships developing through the sharing of life issues over time---and all originating over the terrible condition of Wall's yard! Wall writes beautifully about all of her emotions through her health issues and about her personal connections with fam...