Claire's' perspective on life is an interesting read with resonance to key stages in a woman's life. For me however the voice got muddied with the jumps between timelines and her interactions with Tansy, and the gardening knowledge she gained were far too brief. I think perhaps some editing to separate the time jumps in the narrative would help with the flow of this otherwise excellent story.

The storyline of this novel, a menopausal woman and an older woman helping to guide her into a new phase of life was a potentially interesting one. While it's possible for any story to be complex and to cover a wide range of areas, I found this book to be overly long, to jump from place to place, and be unnecessarily wordy, to not quite find a direction or focus. As if the author wanted to cram everything she had in her head into one place without editing. The areas of exploration don't flow well into one another, the storyline demands that you follow a rather jumpy, meandering and lengthy path. This comes across as a debut novel where the author hasn't fully found their voice or style. It would have benefited from being edited down to a more compact form. I know I'm speaking only for myself, others may find it more engaging, but sadly this was not for me. I found myself skimming much of it in the hope I would finally become fully connected with it, but that didn't happen. The writing is of good quality however.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I could put this book down – absolutely loved it.

A strange read. Loved the moons at the beginning of each chapter. It did not flow for me. It’s about friendship and finding yourself after your children go. Can’t mark it down. Read it