The Gardins of Edin

Reviews

“Filled with heartfelt moments and inspiring characters.”—Woman’s World Magazine
 
“Lovingly written, this story explores family dynamics and forgiveness with strength and hope.”—Ms. Magazine

“In a clever twist, debut author Rosey Lee plucks four women inspired by the Bible and sets them down in a tension-filled contemporary Black family struggling to find answers to messy and pesky questions. As they sort out relational fireworks, will they figure out how to stay a family and also be their best selves? It’s a loving and lovely journey from an exciting, talented new author willing to explore the meaning of family in intriguing ways.”—Patricia Raybon, Christy Award–winning author of the Annalee Spain Mystery series and two critically acclaimed memoirs, My First White Friend and I Told the Mountain to Move

“The novel is a love letter to families who are trying their best despite everything that divides them—and a bit of escapism for people who need to get away from the news for a while . . . A dazzling debut.”—The New Orleans Advocate

“Rosey Lee’s The Gardins of Edin testifies to all what it means to be family. It conveys the passion, heartbreak, faithfulness, and conflict that come with loving the people closest to you. Readers will wish they owned a cottage on the Gardin estate or lived close enough to witness firsthand all the goings-on in Lee’s fascinating saga.”—Robin W. Pearson, Christy Award–winning author

“Nothing complicates a family more than a family business. The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee is a gorgeous debut that freshly examines the painful past of two sisters and their matriarch, their cousin by marriage, and their successful peanut farm. With courage and ambition akin to the casts and epic dramas of Tayari Jones, Lee has written a page-turner of grief and hope.”—Melissa Scholes Young, author of The Hive

“With complex and intriguing characters reminiscent of their biblical namesakes, Rosey Lee’s The Gardins of Edin provides an allegorical look at friendship, family tension, and the concept of forgiveness.”—Kimmery Martin, author of Doctors and Friends

“Though debut novelist Lee loosely based her characters on the women of the Bible, every fan of relationship fiction will enjoy this family drama about four strong Black women who butt heads, follow their dreams, and, eventually, come together.”—Booklist

“Intergenerational women’s relationships, self-care, and setting healthy boundaries are only a few of the themes explored through this quirky and complicated yet lovable family.”—Library Journal Expand reviews