The First Gardener

About this book

Jeremiah Williams has been tending the gardens of the Tennessee governors mansion for over twenty-five years. And like most first families who have come and gone this one has stolen his heart. Mackenzie and her husband Governor Gray London have struggled for ten years to have a child and are now enjoying a sweet season of lifeanticipating the coming reelection and sending their precious daughter Maddie off to kindergartenwhen a tragedy tears their world apart. As the entire state mourns Mackenzie falls into a grief that threatens to swallow her whole. Though his heart is also broken Jeremiah realizes that his gift of gardening is about far more than pulling weeds and planting flowers. Its about tending hearts as well. As he uses the tools that have been placed in his hands he gently begins to cultivate the hard soil of Mackenzies heart hoping to help her realize what it took him years to discover. A Southern tale of loss love and living The First Gardner reminds us that all of life is a gift but our heart is the most valuable gift of all.