Thea Chamberlin's dreams have been shattered due to circumstances beyond her control-her Thanksgiving trip to Massachusetts nothing like she imagined. She is picking up the pieces, sorting through her emotions, and coming to terms with her disappointment. For Thea, solitude is as necessary to her as the air she breathes. An accomplished artist, and a single parent, she has lived a life peppered with one disaster after another. Now at the age of thirty-two, she creates a plan which will not only boost her self-esteem but force her out of her adult-deprived, child-oriented life. MaryAnn Wilkinson, a widow with two young sons, is overcoming her fear of loss, packing away her grief, and embarking on her own journey one step at a time. She and Thea, traveling on parallel paths, build a friendship they both sorely need. Thea tends her neglected flower garden of life and finally emerges as a self-confident young woman who has found a niche in her once troubled world. LIFE IS LIKE A FLOWER GARDEN is the third book in the Chamberlin family saga and readers will be able to pick up the thread from the first two novels in the series. Told with heartfelt compassion, together with thoughtful insights into the characters' interwoven lives, the author emphasizes the importance of self-belief and being good to one another. Skillfully written to keep readers on their toes, this story will live on long after the final chapter has been reached and the pages quietly closed.