{"product_id":"where-the-wildflowers-grow","title":"Where the Wildflowers Grow","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Harris' novel explores some dark places--grief, shame, abuse. But the story ultimately celebrates the show and steady power of courage and human kindness.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Shelton Harris delicately unfurls Leigh's story, threading in details from the past to help the reader understand Leigh's reluctance to be seen, making every moment she opens up all the more rewarding to witness. Book clubs and readers who love stories of found family and women triumphing over hardship won't want to miss this one.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Themes of grief, betrayal, love, and trauma are navigated with Harris's signature compassion; her sentences and epiphanies will cause readers to pause to fully digest the novel's insights and each character's metamorphosis. Harris's fans will relish the intensity of the characters' relationships.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An engrossing affirmation that the mind and the heart can flourish in the most unlikely of places, Terah Shelton Harris's \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, instructive exploration of the will to survive, and of the character required to make hard choices.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eCharles B. Fancher, Author of \u003cem\u003eRed Clay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, atmospheric, lyrically told love story where the best parts of humanity bring about deep healing. I don't remember when I've loved a book this much, it is a masterpiece.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eAnnabel Monaghan, \u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eIt's a Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If you haven't read Terah Shelton Harris yet, you now have three incredible books to choose from. Her latest, \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, is as stunning as a garden in bloom. Harris lovingly tends these characters as they struggle and fight for a place in the sun. Humming with beautiful prose and a slow burn romance, \n\u003cem\u003eWildflowers\u003c\/em\u003e will delight Harris' many fans and those just discovering her for the first time.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Moehling, \u003cem\u003e USA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAnd There He Kept Her\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Long Time Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This novel is an insightful depiction of the tenacity and bravery it takes to start a healing journey and of the beauty that lies on the other side. It was both devastating and a delight.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eSarai Johnson, NAACP Image Award Winning author of \u003cem\u003eGrown Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Raw, tender, and utterly compelling, this vividly written novel is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. I lived inside this story, walking alongside Leigh through every shadow and every fragile bloom of hope. Immersive and powerful, it's a unique work of storytelling that reminds us that healing can be found in nature, in community, in love, and in facing the past. \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e is this author's best yet.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eRhonda McKnight, Christy Award-finalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Thing About Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBitter and Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e, Terah Shelton Harris explores the pain of loss and the long-lasting repercussions of trauma through beautiful prose. Set against the backdrop of a flower farm in rural Alabama and aligned with the natural transitions of the seasons, Harris uses the power of community, understanding, and persistent tenderness to guide her protagonist through a journey toward growth and healing that, at long last, enables her to become the person she was meant to be.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eCharlene Carr, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Rip the World Apa\u003c\/em\u003ert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Goodreads, Essence, Sunset Magazine, SheReads, BookBub, and more!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cem\u003eWhere the Wildflowers Grow\u003c\/em\u003e tackles tough topics like death, survival, trauma, and healing with great ease while gifting readers with beautiful and colorful characters that speak to matters of the heart.\" -- \n\u003cstrong\u003eEssence Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this because she watched them all die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrief never truly fades and even as the tragedy haunts her, Leigh carries on, because survival is in her blood. So, when the transport bus taking her to prison careens off the road, killing everyone onboard except her, she does what's in her nature. She survives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile searching for a place to hide, Leigh stumbles upon an unexpected sanctuary: a flower farm in rural Alabama tucked away from the world. What Leigh doesn't expect is the found family there who have built something from the wreckage of their own lives. Especially Jackson, the farm's owner, who sees through Leigh's defenses, offers her small moments of tenderness, encourages her to face her own tragedies. Slowly, Leigh finds peace with the hard pace and soft nature of the farm, taking comfort in the life blooming around her. Maybe she's not beyond redemption, not too broken for something good. And maybe, just maybe, Leigh starts to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the past isn't so easily buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how far she runs, the truth of who she is and the ghosts of the Wildes follow. And when those secrets catch up to her, threatening everything she's come to love, Leigh will have to truly face what she can survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781464229220, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2025 pg. 89 (EAN 9781464229237, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHarris, Terah Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerah Shelton Harris is an author and former librarian, who now writes upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. She is the author of One Summer in Savannah and Long After We Are Gone. 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