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The Unfinished Garden
The In-Between Hour
Easy to Love but Hard to Raise
The Unfinished Garden (Available Now)
Tilly Silverberg dreams of returning to England but can survive in rural North Carolina, provided people and snakes bugger off and leave her alone with her young son. Remorse over a decision she made for her dying husband haunts her but she can deal—if she’s elbows deep in dirt.
When James Nealy speeds into her woodland nursery to praise her gardens—so perfect, so controlled—and to offer her a landscaping job, Tilly says no. James, however, needs Tilly’s help to conquer the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that estranged him from his family. James’s plan? Face his greatest fear: dirt.
Tilly tries to ignore him, until a personal crisis twists remorse into unrelenting guilt and only James understands. As they become allies, Tilly realizes she must confront her own darkest terror: that love will always end in loss.
Together, they discover each one’s fear is the other’s salvation.
Signed copies available through Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill!
Reviews of The Unfinished Garden
“Barbara Claypole White gives us a moving story about the challenges of OCD and grief combined with the power of the human spirit to find love in the most unlikely of places.” Eye on Romance.
“A fabulous debut novel,The Unfinished Garden easily earns Romance Junkies’ highest rating of five blue ribbons and a recommended states for its unpredictable originality! So good!” Romance Junkies
“Tilly and James are incredible characters and we root for them the entire time.” Good Girl Gone Redneck
“The Unfinished Garden is a powerful story of friendship and courage in the midst of frightening circumstances… I highly recommend this wonderful love story.” Bergers’ Book Reviews
“White … conveys the condition of OCD, and how it creates havoc in one’s life and the lives of loved ones, with style and grace, never underplaying the seriousness of the disorder.” Romantic Times
“Filled with fascinating characters and a great deal of love for the natural world, White’s novel explores the untilled regions of the psyche, and we are richer for it.” Anne Barnhill, The Pilot Newspaper
“Expect tears when reading this story, it will tug at your heartstrings.” Lisa’s World of Books
“And if there’s one thing local author Barbara Claypole White does right, it’s creating characters in Tilly and James you want to root for, who make you laugh or even bring tears to your eyes. Of course, there’s more that makes her debut novel, The Unfinished Garden so compelling, but it’s the characters and the emotion she has brought to life that made the book impossible to put down.” The News Of Orange County
“The garden is the perfect metaphor for the change, growth potential and obstacles the characters within The Unfinished Garden encounter.” My Bookshelf
"The Unfinished Garden is The Secret Garden for adults, particularly those with OCD or who are mourning. Since I am a card carrying member of Club OCD and recently joined the My Mom is Dead T-Shirt Committee, this book recommends itself to me in its entirety.I wish I knew James, and you will probably wish you did too by the end of the book. Shoot, if you just want to read a good book and are as normal as normal be, read The Unfinished Garden!"
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The In-Between Hour: a novel (Jan. 2014)
What could be worse than losing your child? Having to pretend he's still alive…
Bestselling author Will Shepard is caught in the twilight of grief, after his young son dies in a car accident. But when his father's aging mind erases the memory, Will rewrites the truth. The story he spins brings unexpected relief…until he's forced to return to rural North Carolina, trapping himself in a lie.
Holistic veterinarian Hannah Linden is a healer who opens her heart to strays but can only watch, powerless, as her grown son struggles with inner demons. When she rents her guest cottage to Will and his dad, she finds solace in trying to mend their broken world, even while her own shatters.
As their lives connect and collide, Will and Hannah become each other's only hope—if they can find their way into a new story, one that begins with love.
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Easy to Love but Hard to Raise
One of my earliest successes as the parent of an obsessive-compulsive was teaching my son to call me an asshole. His OCD had told him—in a never-ending loop of worry—that if he called me a bad name, I would die.
“Mom, You’re an Asshole” appears in Easy to Love but Hard to Raise—an anthology about raising kids with invisible disabilities.
Purchase "Easy to Love but Hard to Raise" on Amazon
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- Finalist, 2013 Golden Quill Contest
- Simply Books #1 Romantic Book of 2012
- Finalist, 2013 Write Touch Readers' Award Contest
- Finalist, 2013 New England Readers' Choice Beanpot Award
- Barnes & Noble August 2012 Romance Pick
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