{"product_id":"still-garden-grief-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-paperback","title":"Still Garden: Grief is not for the faint of heart. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCisco Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTILL GARDEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrief is not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen David Mills inherits his grandfather's house two months after his mother's death, he expects silence and an empty garden. Instead, he finds Samantha-the philodendron his mother tended faithfully-who begins speaking to him with uncomfortable wisdom about loss, love, and the difference between healing and hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid isn't sure if he's having a breakdown or a breakthrough. But as he learns to tend the garden his mother planned but never finished, he discovers he's not alone. Nine-year-old Eli from next door has been talking to Samantha since his own father died. And Eileen, a nurse who understands that some wounds we carry rather than cure, helps David see that the deepest growth happens underground-invisible but essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when you stop trying to overcome grief and start learning to grow through it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a talking plant, neighbors carrying their own losses, and the slow work of letting community form around shared brokenness, David learns that love doesn't end when bodies fail-it just learns to speak in different languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor readers who need permission to be angry at God, who want their broken places witnessed rather than fixed, and who understand that the most beautiful gardens are the ones that learn to be still.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eH is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082006708363,"sku":"9798999042613","price":30.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/J2JpWPQt9k9798999042613.webp?v=1779896867","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/still-garden-grief-is-not-for-the-faint-of-heart-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}