This is a book I like to read every few years. So far I have read it three times and I still am not tired of it! I especially enjoy Grandma Rose's character. She is real; down-to-earth, not merely a 'fluffy do-gooder Grandma' type, but also able to offer stability and advice to her granddaughter, Kate. The author does not gloss over Grandma Rose's faults but because they are so realistic (for example, the piles of clutter in her home that she defensively pretends to be 'normal' and does not want...

Some people may say that this book is on the boring side. I personally loved it. It is about a young lady who goes to stay with her aging grandmother. They don't have the best relationship. Not your typical grandmother/granddaughter relationship. I don't want to give away the ending, but I will say that I loved it because I read it shortly after my grandmother passed away and I didn't have the greatest relationship with her either. The book didn't make me have any regrets but it did create alot

I realize that I do not really write reviews, I only write the impressions and the feelings that I get from a book. I read a lot of really awe-inspiring books this year but this book "Tending Roses" will stay with me.Lisa Wingate has written perfectly (at least for me) a book about family relationships, the wonderful and also the not so great. She created a grandmother that was wise but also contrary and sometimes down right mean. A real person...I read this with the eyes of a grandmother, but a...

I needed to hear the message of this book. As a homemaker and a full-time mom it really inspired me to slow down and really savor the fleeting precious moments of motherhood. I am normally very passionate about learning new things and can easily get caught up in my own interests. This book helped me to remember that I'll have my whole life to devote full-time attention to them. While I do take time for myself, I take great satisfaction in nurturing the passion for life and learning in my childre...

SUMMARY: The lessons that most enrich our lives often come unexpectedly. That’s what Kate Bowman learns when she moves temporarily—with her husband and baby son—to her grandmother’s Missouri farm. The family has given Kate the job of convincing Grandma Rose, who’s become increasingly stubborn and forgetful, to move off her beloved land and into a nursing home. But Kate knows such a change would break her grandmother’s heart.Just when Kate despairs of finding answers, she discovers her grandma’s

Bleh. Sappy, heavy-handed and obvious. A woman stressed out by her job, her role as a new parent, and her desires for more house, more money, more everything goes to take care of her grandmother with Alzheimers and learns lots of important lessons about what is important. I hate this sort of "message" book where the outcome is obvious from page one and cliches masquerade as challenges.

I loved Before We Were Yours by the same author and was looking forward to this book. However I found it to be a bit lacking. While I agree with the messages in the story (about slowing down, taking time to enjoy your family, and not being so focused on material things), I found the story itself to be a little too preachy, predictable, and contrived. It was like reading a Hallmark movie in book form. Little tangent here... A lot of the main character’s “financial troubles” were privileged and si...

Wow!This is most definitely worth 5 stars, and more if I could give it more. Also, I seldom re-read books, but I have no doubt I will go back to this book several times… and perhaps someday, God willing, sit down with my granddaughter when she’s old enough and read it to her. Such a beautiful work this book is. I really love all of Ms. Wingate’s novels, but I think this is my favorite. As I was reading I kept wondering if Ms. Wingate is a teacher at her church or in home studies. Her ability to

Who wouldn't want a Grandma Rose, a wise woman who shows you that all you need is right before you, that simplicity is best, and family is everything. Mine was Grandma Cleo, when I had my first child she would call just to make sure I was letting her cry "it develops her lungs", a worrier by nature, and yet always had that wise response you were not expecting with a sly smile when you looked up at her.This is the story of Kate and her Grandma Rose and how coming back to the family farm started t...

Emotionally charged and gripping.That's how I'd describe this book.Sort of like a dramatic Hallmark telefilm, this sweet story tells of familial discord and hard times...but reconciliation and triumph over dire circumstances as well.I'm glad my book club on Goodreads recommended this; I likely wouldn't have read it or even discovered it otherwise.Also: Sometimes, Christian authors can betray their faith when writing mainstream books; not so here. The only thing that even comes close to offensive...

I love this book! This is the first book in a series of 3 (At least I think it's the first...). They are connected in an interesting way. The characters waltz in and out of each story, but each book has a different main character. The other books are Language of the Sycamore and Drenched in Light. I read them in the order listed. Lisa Wingate also wrote Good Hope Road which has some of the same characters, but I don't know if it was meant to be part of the series.

I did not like Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate. I read Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate and really liked that book. I noticed that Tending Roses was published in 2003 and Before We Were Yours was published in 2017. I think L Wingate has matured greatly as a writer and it shows in her later books.I can not recommend Trending Roses to readers. I do highly recommend Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate.

this book is about a young couple with a child that goes a spends some time with her grandmother. They want to put the grandmother in a nursery home and this mother is on maternity leave and so she goes and stays with her grandmother until the family can decide what to do. The family hasn't been really close since their mother died 6 years ago. The grandmother leaves a journal in places that her granddaughter can see. At first she thinks that she is snooping and reading the journal but then she

This was a wonderful book. I put it on my life-changers shelf. Lisa Wingate's books tend to end up there - she is not just a storyteller; she writes about things that make a difference. In this novel, she helps bring a fragmented family together. Grandma Rose is all alone on the old family farm; her health is failing and the family needs to decide how to tell her that she needs to be moved to a nursing home and give up the farm. Granddaughter Katie is the one selected to go early (she has a new

Okay, I am going to say outright that I did not read this whole book. I skimmed it. I know the general gist of it... I did open random pages throughout the book and read a couple of pages at a time. But I just could not bring myself to waste my time with the whole book. It was silly. I did not care for it at all. I get it... we, as a generation care too much about things. We should be staying home with our kids instead of working so we can have luxuries. I already believe this. Lesson was not ne...

There is so much to love about this book! Tending Roses is a story about family and forgiveness, a heartfelt tale about finding happiness and contentment. There is so much wisdom and love within its pages. Grandma Rose is such a wonderful, memorable character, sometimes cranky, but always loving and wise. I became emotionally invested in all of the characters; a family torn apart by secrets, jealousy, and hurt feelings; a family who needs to find a way to come back together for all of their sake...

Very heavy-handed with some very preachy cheesy writing but a perfectly pleasant way to pass the time if that's what you're looking for.

Okay, this book was a little insulting. If she'd wanted to write a self-help/essay on why people should be less materialistic, moms should stay home with their kids, people should forgive and forget (things I totally agree with, by the way), I wish she'd just written the essay/sermon, instead of pretending she was writing a story. Every character was unoriginal, every plot was predictable and most of the dialogue was so contrived. The only reason it's getting 2 stars is because it isn't trashy.

As a stay-at-home mom, I LOVED this book! It helps you put things in perspective, remember what's most important, and more fully enjoy every minute of everyday...especially with your children. I will caution you on a bit of swearing in the first few chapters, although it doesn't continue through the book.

I really enjoyed this story about an elderly grandmother and her granddaughter getting to know each other . The grandmother would write stories in a small book abut her life's lessons that she would leave around the house for the granddaughter to read, so that the granddaughter slowly starts to understand why her grandmother behaves the way she does. My favorite quote was from Grandma Rose she said "The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is learning to want what you get.