{"product_id":"garden-spells-9780553805482","title":"Garden Spells","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a garden surrounded by a tall fence  tucked away behind a small  quiet house in an even smaller town  is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel  Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted tree  and the extraordinary people who tend it.  The Waverleys have always been a curious family  endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom  North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation  famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit  and its edible flowers  imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so were their futures.  A successful caterer  Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plantsfrom the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful  to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile  her elderly cousin  Evanelle  is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleysexcept for Claires rebellious sister  Sydney  who fled Bascom the moment she could  abandoning Claire  as their own mother had years before.  When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own  Claires quiet life is turned upside downalong with the protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the house they grew up in  Sydney takes stock of all she left behind  as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal with their common legacyif they are ever to feel at home in Bascomor with each other.  Enchanting and heartfelt  this captivating novel is sure to cast a spell with a style all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646973698101,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553805487","price":24.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553805482.jpg?v=1781684213","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/garden-spells-9780553805482","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}