Digging In

A Novel

De: Loretta Nyhan

Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal

In Loretta Nyhan’s warm and witty Amazon Charts bestselling novel, a widow discovers an unexpected chance to start over - right in her own backyard.

Paige Moresco found her true love in eighth grade - and lost him two years ago. Since his death, she’s been sleepwalking through life, barely holding on for the sake of her teenage son. Her house is a wreck, the grass is overrun with weeds, and she’s at risk of losing her job. As Paige stares at her neglected lawn, she knows she’s hit rock bottom. So she does something entirely unexpected: she begins to dig.

As the hole gets bigger, Paige decides to turn her entire yard into a vegetable garden. The neighbors in her tidy gated community are more than a little alarmed. Paige knows nothing about gardening, and she’s boldly flouting neighborhood-association bylaws. But with the help of new friends, a charming local cop, and the transformative power of the soil, Paige starts to see potential in the chaos of her life. Something big is beginning to take root - both in her garden and in herself.

©2018 Loretta Nyhan (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Enjoyed the story - BUT ...

I really enjoyed the story line. It would have made a pleasant read. BUT, although the narrator has a lovely "regular" voice, her character switches and accents were uneven and deplorable.

Light read, troublesome narration

This novel is like a Hallmark movie. It’s light and a bit cheesy at times, but if that’s the mood you’re looking for, it’s just fine.

The narration was delightful for the main character, but many of the male voices seem utterly incongruous to the character descriptions and the accents for Af-Am and Cockney characters were excruciating.

Weird Voices

The story is solid, and the narrator's regular voice is fine, even pleasant, but I found myself strongly disliking the voices she was doing for the characters. It was very jarring when specific characters were speaking.

Wonderful story!!

I loved this book! ! Very entertaining and easy listening! I think the book material relays many meaningful messages as well as entertainment!!

Didn't care for it.

Narrator made male voices sound like gravel in a tin can. Story ended too abruptly.

A fun read

A fun story with interesting characters and twists, some a bit obvious but others good surprises!

I loved this book!

This story of overcoming grief made me feel happy to be alive. The characters had a myriad of personalities. Everyone should be able to relate to at least one of the characters.

Enjoyed story. Male voices distracting

This was a nice little story that held my interest throughout. I loved the character development. Each had an important role in the story. I did not like how the voices of the male characters sounded, especially Sean’s. I eventually gave up and finished reading the book in Kindle.

If you've lost a significant other..read this book

This was a great book of a mom and her life post loss....work, family, love and friendship. Expertly told.

Dug in

I really did enjoy this read. The struggle is real and I was even satisfied at the end.