Gardenias for Breakfast

Everybody has a story.

You listen to their story, Honeygirl, and your story will come find you.

Ever since Abby's Grand Lady spoke those word over her when she was just a girl, Abby has been dreaming of returning to visit her indomitable grandmother in rural Louisiana.

When an unexpected opportunity comes for Abby to take her preteen daughter on a cross-country road trip to the South, she's elated. She can't wait for Hannah to meet 92-year-old Grand Lady and be touched by her soft hands and gentle stories before it's too late.

Tensions rise when they stop to visit Abby's mother in California. Old hurts travel on with them over the long miles and Hannah begins to withdraw. Abby is certain that everything will change once they arrive at the Big House.

However, instead of a revival of Abby's idyllic memories of summer days spent on the front porch swing awash in laughter and sweet tea, the visit squeezes all of them until Hannah's tender spirit is crushed.

Healing comes in unexpected ways. Their mother-daughter journey becomes a portal through which Hannah steps lightly into womanhood and Abby finds the joy that comes from generous understanding and forgiveness.
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Author: Robin Jones Gunn
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Robins Nest Productions
Published: 07/28/2021
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781942704454

About the Author
Robin Jones Gunn is the Christy award-winning, bestselling author of more than 100 books with sales topping 6 million copies. Her stories about Christy and Todd include 46 titles of the timeless characters that first appeared in the popular Christy Miller series. Hallmark adapted 4 of her novels into network record-breaking movies, beginning with the 3-part Father Christmas series. Robin is an international speaker and frequent podcast guest. She and her husband have two grown children and live in California.