{"product_id":"meet-me-in-the-garden-9781250810472","title":"Meet Me in the Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction...This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(STARRED review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"SWEEPING and PROFOUND.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e(MOST ANTICIPATED) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING author Nina LaCour comes a GORGEOUS FAMILY STORY about self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author's Creole roots \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette's older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always wanted something else. It is only with her beloved cousin, Delphine, that Odette can tell her secret: she is in love with a woman, and she longs to be an artist. Delphine has a secret lover, too, a white man. In the hidden garden they've discovered, Odette and Delphine can dream of futures full of passion and freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut five years later, Odette's life is nothing like what she'd planned. She's a widowed mother, living in Los Angeles, and she and Delphine, who is passing as white, have spiraled away from each other. When Delphine reaches a breaking point, Odette must make a shattering choice to try to hold her family together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfound and expansive, a story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire, \u003ci\u003eMeet Me in the Garden \u003c\/i\u003eis a decades-spanning tour de force, inspired by the author's family and tracing the history of the Great Migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250810472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nina Lacour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679665320117,"sku":"9781250810472","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/meet-me-in-the-garden-9781250810472","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}