"Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart", by Carol Wall. ***

• Stewart Place Book Club selection
• Non-Fiction, Memoir
• Originally published in 2014
• Quotes:
• p.43...."My minister told me that you can't keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest there."...fears, etc
• p.47..."A therapist once told me that I was like a person who got shot and tried to wipe up my own blood before the photographers arrived." ...caretaker, people pleaser
• p.148..."The fertile front yard reflected the family's happy public face and the barren area out back expressed the unhappiness they hid from view."...the Owitas' yard
• Review: This was a very nice memoir about a very close friendship which brought meaning, joy, renewal and comfort to the author and Mister Owita.  A moving story of loss, fear, and isolation ameliorated via true friendship.