The Year of Thorns and Honey

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Nina is a photographer who really appreciates control. She likes to set up just the right shot with the perfect composition, but life is not always as pretty as her pictures. The lighting is off, the timing is wrong, and the subjects just won’t do like she wants them to.

She’s engaged to her ex-husband, her teenage daughter is testing all the boundaries, and her childhood memories have a For-Sale sign on them. She’s also keeping a secret about the chance of a lifetime, but what she’ll have to give up to get it might not be worth it. Just when she thinks she’s got it all figured out, an important someone resurfaces and forces her to take a hard look at what she really wants and why.

Life can be as prickly as it is sweet. Will Nina be able to let go of the perfect picture she had in her head and let her heart find the sweetness that life has to offer.

Critics Review

The Year of Thorns and Honey is an intriguing and insightful exploration of the intricacies of family and forgiveness. With vivid prose, lively dialogue, and a memorable cast of characters, Amy Willoughby-Burle’s delightful sequel to The Lemonade Year sheds new light on the complexities of love, the nuances of parenting, and the challenge of discerning one’s true path.”

Erica C. Witsell, author of Give

“With stunning emotional and psychological depth, the novel’s engaging characters wrestle with decisions large and small—and discover that starting over can be the most meaningful gift of all. You’ll be drawn in by Nina’s charming voice and end up falling in love with her honest vulnerability and her earnest desire to choose the best path.”

Heather Bell Adams, author of The Good Luck Stone

“You’ll be drawn in by Nina’s charming voice and end up falling in love with her honest vulnerability and her earnest desire to choose the best path.”

Heather Bell Adams, author of The Good Luck Stone

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