The Garden by the Sea

The Garden by the Sea by Amanda James
Lowena Rowe’s beloved mum always claimed her family seed box was special. Said to contain soil from Tintagel, the mysterious seat of the legendary King Arthur, whomever made a wish upon the box would have ‘a beautiful garden, bountiful crops and love of their fellow man’. Lowena isn’t inclined to believe the myth but can’t part with the box, knowing how much it meant to her mum.

Starting over with a new home and a new job in the Cornish village of St Merryn, Lowena can’t help feeling lost and alone… but she isn’t the only one. Now, as a community of misfits finds solace and friendship in the shade of her growing garden, she realises there might have been truth to the mythical box after all, and she may just be growing the life and love she’s always wanted…
A magical read , one of my favourite reads of the year . Cosy yet exciting . Brilliant.

My word Amanda has only gone and done it again so well written and has you hooked from the beginning with many twist and turns and you just want to keep going to see what happens. It’s full of sadness magic new beginnings and romance and friendship. The characters are brilliant and of course based in Cornwall so you can’t go wrong. Well worth more than five stars and hope more books to follow as just so fantastic and an amazing warm read.
Lowenas mum has had a family seed box that she claims is special and filled with soil form Tintagel and claims who ever makes a wish on it will come true and will have a wonderful garden and a wonderful man. She doesn’t really believe this at all but when her mum passes away suddenly she just can’t come to throw it away. She sees the house of her dreams in Cornwall and sets to buy it and every one things she is silly as it needs far to much work doing on it. She is feeling lost and alone but sadly she’s not the only one as a number of people around her are feeling just the same. They all come together to help in her garden and form an unlikely formed ship and she makes a wish over the box and will it come true and she get the man of her dreams or when it’s just in her reach will it be snatched away from her. Al the friends soon start to unravel their past and start to look to the future and will they all be happy or not. Many twists and turns and will her garden be something of magic as well as she starts spreading the seeds.
Simply fantastic read from the first page didn’t want it to end and highly recommend anyone to read it and learn of the magic and happiness.

I felt this was a truly special story, full of tales depicting the importance of community. Rowena finds the cottage she has always wanted with plenty of surprises in store. When emptying her mother’s loft she comes across a box of seeds which is supposed to have magical powers. She and some of her friends make wishes on it- is it magical as lots of romance happens? A real feel good novel.

What a lovely book! Makes you feel all warm inside & that the world is actually a good place!
Tamsin Rowe was in the attack & she finds a small wooden box in the attic, which was the old 'magical Tintagel' seed box that had been passed down from her great-grandmother down the line. It was supposed to have soil inside from King Arthurs garden. It was believed that you could ask it to make dreams come true. At nearly 40, she wanted to settle & have a child. The box heard & she had Lowena.

Present day, is Lowena's mum dies & she buys a cottage by the sea. On her own with her cat Conrad, she starts a new life. A positive story which is made better by feeling as though you are sat in this beautiful garden, sun on your face & the sound of the waves rolling on the shore. Loved Lowena & the other characters. This book will take you to this lovely place.