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Meeting together in a garden in the midst of Manhattan University's faculty housing, four women, the wives of faculty members--Mary, Sofia, Ashleigh, and Hannah--each of whom possesses a scandalous secret that could rock the prestigious university to its core, join forces to stand up for their own dreams and desires and to save their beloved garden from destruction. A first novel. Original.
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Nestled among Manhattan University's faculty housing, there is a garden where four women will meet - each with a scandalous secret that could upset their lives, destroy their families, and rock the prestigious university to its very core.With its maple trees, iron gate, and fence laced with honeysuckle, Manhattan U's garden offers faculty wives Mary, Sofia, Ashleigh, and Hannah a much-needed refuge. For Mary, the garden is an escape from abuse. For Sofia, it offers solace as she considers trading in her diaper bag for a briefcase. Then there's Ashleigh, who wonders whether she should tell her conservative father something that might well give him another heart attack. And last is Hannah, who rues jeopardizing her lukewarm marriage...for one passionate night.As Mary's husband, the power-hungry dean, makes plans to demolish the beloved garden, these four women will discover a surprising secret about a lost Edgar Allan Poe manuscript...and realize they must find the courage to stand up for their passions, dreams, and desires.
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