A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant holiday

A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant holidayIt's always hard to lose a friend, but for Yardley O'Hanlon it's devastating. Her best friend is her wild and wonderful grandmother Gidge. They're two fashionable peas in a quirky little pod. They spend all their time together sewing and crafting and creating beautiful things until Gidge dies, and Yardley loses her for good. Or does she? Yardley isn't convinced. Gidge was a big believer in reincarnation. She promised she'd never leave Yardley, and

Because today is the day she’ll remind her daughter that no matter how far we fall

who is slipping deeper into dementia—he becomes increasingly haunted by his past

and those on both sides of the divide have closed their doors against the enemy

She tosses it over the fence

and finds herself cast as the arriviste outsider

mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere

But above all this is the story of Rachel and the extraordinary lengths to which a mother will go to find her children

They spend all their time together sewing and crafting and creating beautiful things — until Gidge dies

a beautiful novel about how adversity can change us in profound ways

"wildly talented" (Chicago Tribune)

bustling garden

tough-talking protector