Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
  • Published: 3 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857983930
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening

How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart

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From the publisher of The Help comes the moving true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.

From the publisher of The Help comes a moving true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common.

Carol Wall was at a crossroads. Her children had flown the nest, her beloved parents were ageing and becoming increasingly reliant on her and she had overcome a serious illness. Her neglected garden was the least of her worries. Until one day she notices an African man working in her neighbour’s garden and realises he is responsible for its spectacular transformation. His name is Giles Owita. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening. Before long Mr Owita is transforming not only Carol’s neglected garden, but her life. Although they appear to have nothing in common, a powerful bond grows between them. But both hold long-buried secrets that will change their friendship forever. This is the story of a woman who at mid-life finds there is so much more to learn and a man whose grace in facing life’s challenges is a lesson for us all. ‘Deeply personal, poetic, and brimming with humanity, this is a book of lasting grace.’ Steve Lopez, New York Times-bestselling author of The Soloist
  • Published: 3 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780857983930
  • Imprint: Random House Australia
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
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About the author

Carol Wall

Carol Wall is a writer whose articles on family life have been popular features in magazines like Southern Living Magazine and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than twenty years. Juggling her passion for her work as an English teacher with a busy family life raising three children, a foster son and exchange students from Lithuania and Croatia provided her with plenty of material.
From her first teaching job at East High School in Nashville, Oprah Winfrey’s alma mater, Carol built a reputation for connecting with even the most reluctant student through her gift for storytelling. She taught English in both public and private high schools in Tennessee and Virginia, and served as Writer-in-Residence for Roanoke County Schools. She is a member of the PEO Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organisation which boasts 250,000 members worldwide and provides college scholarships for women.
Carol lives with her husband in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She has been battling Stage 4 breast cancer since 2008. Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening is her first book.

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Praise for Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening

This memoir touches upon everything that is important in life. Not only is it beautifully written - I am also in awe of Carol Wall's raw honesty and incredible courage.

Kathleen Grissom, New York Times-bestselling author of The Kitchen House

Carol Wall’s suspenseful tale of human frailty and strength is a marvel. In her garden, an unexpected bond slowly forms as two people from distant worlds help each other confront long-buried secrets and fears. Deeply personal, poetic and brimming with humanity, this is a book of lasting grace.

Steve Lopez, New York Times bestselling author of The Soloist

Carol Wall’s disarming memoir Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening is a poignant tale of an unlikely teacher and a doubting student, who, by bringing a neglected patch of ground back to life, reveal the secrets of reclaiming, restoring, and freeing a wounded soul. It is a generous story filled with grace enough to bring healing to the reader as well. An engaging personal and spiritual journey into life’s essential questions.

Jonathan Odell, author of The Healing