The Gardener by Salley Vickers

The Gardener by Salley VickersThe new novel from Salley Vickers, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Librarian and Grandmothers Artist, Hassie Days, and her sister, Margot, buy a run down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long neglected garden. She is befriended by eccentric, sharp tongued, Miss Foot, who recommends, Murat, an Albanian migrant, made to feel out of

Alongside his more personal and introspective compositions

featuring themes of nature from all around the world

or a brief space of time

and slips back into flirting with Simon

From 'superspreaders' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on

Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple

Through the narration of Nick Carraway

yet also how it hardens determination not to give in and turns family into a towering source of support

With essential life and leadership skills and tips - from teamwork

It is truly a balm for our times

what happened all those years ago is happening again

he discusses the tensions between Seneca's philosophy and his turbulent career as adviser to the tyrannical emperor Nero