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Three women learn that the heart of their historic home holds a mystery of years gone by, as number-one bestselling author Nora Roberts brings her In the Garden trilogy to a captivating conclusion, following Blue Dahlia and Black Rose . A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the... read more
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Characters edit
- Hayley Phillips: Single, young mother. Distant cousin to Rosalind.
- Harper Ashby: Eldest son of the Harper family.
- Rosalind "Roz" Harper Carnegie: Mistress of the Harper House; mother of Harper, Mason and Austin; wife of Mitch
- David Wentworth: Manages Harper House and Harper's childhood friend
- Mitchell Carnegie: Genealogist/Professor. Roz's husband.
- Amelia Ellen Conner: Ghost of the Harper House, referred to as the Harper Bride
- Stella Kirtridge: Manager of In The Garden, married to Logan
- Lily Phillips: Hayley's daughter.
- Reginald Harper: Great Grandfather of Rosalind Harper.
- Logan Kirtridge: Landscape architect for In The Garden nursery; Stella's husband
- Gavin Kirtridge: Stella's oldest son
- Beatrice Harper: Reginald II's wife.
- Luke Kirtridge: Stella's youngest son
- Jane: Roz's cousin. She appeared in the second book as Clarissa's servant.
- Clarrisa: Roz's cousin, a bad woman.
- Carrie: Jane's boss.
- Dory: she is a friend of Harper's from college. They were lovers once.
Quotes edit
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“"Major Hots. And I can't do anything about it because we're friends. Look how screwed up things got for Ross and Rachel. Of course Monica and Chandler's a different story, but--"”
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“Coincidence is only coincidence if you don't have an open mind.”
David -
“What could be more complicated? Christ, God... Help!”
Harper
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s Imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance
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The good and the bad. I can take the bad because I know we’ve found something in each other that really matters.
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bloom of purple coneflower, the sunny coreopsis, fragrant verbena, and the reliable asters. Backing them was the elegant dance of daylilies.
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“You know what I hate? I hate that a lot of car salesmen and mechanics and that whole breed treat women who come in like brainless bimbos just because they don’t have a penis. Like all the automotive data and know-it-all is stored in their dicks.”
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Setting & Locations edit
- Harper House: Roz's family home.
- In the Garden: Roz's nursery
First Sentence edit
She was desperate, destitute, and demented.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1-20
Epilogue
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nora Roberts (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jove
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 9780515139402
Page Count: 351
Publisher: Jove
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 9780515139402
Page Count: 351
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- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Nora Roberts: Author's website
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