Blue Gardenia by Amanda Gilby Book cover type:Deluxe Paperback A National Public Radio (NPR)

A National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019

follow a root underground

Step into a beloved and breathtaking world that demands an answer to a desperate question—

In The Story of a New Name

Carnivorous plants: they're weird

Blue Gardenia by Amanda Gilby Book cover type:Deluxe Paperback A National Public Radio (NPR)A moving family saga about three generations of women reckoning with motherhood, grief, and reclamation in a Rust Belt company town. In 1960, Deenie's lush garden and erratic behavior made the neighbors talk. Most days, Mia's only glimpse of her mother was from the bedroom window where she watched Deenie wander the woods and plant seeds by the light of the moon. After Deenie disappeared in the morning, Mia woke to cut flowers on her bedside