The Midnight Garden

A Novel

By: Elaine Roth

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Will Damron

From debut author Elaine Roth comes a hopeful and heartfelt story about a young widow who uncovers the magic of everyday life—and the power of second chances.

After the sudden death of her husband, Hope finds herself reeling from the loss in more ways than one. First a young wife and now a grieving widow, she feels like fodder for never-ending town gossip.

But when Hope meets Will, a screenwriter back in town to run his family’s inn, she sees in him another resident oddball. And like her, Will has been navigating a loss of his own.

As Hope falls for Will, she seeks out another enigma in town: Maeve, an eccentric woman who makes healing teas and communes with the dead. Some of the townspeople think she’s a grifter, a fake. Will, too, is skeptical.

Hope yearns for closure and forgiveness, seeing in Maeve the chance to trust herself again—and in Will, a chance to rediscover the enchantment in the world around her…

And the courage to build a bigger life than she ever thought possible.

©2023 Elaine Roth (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Readers of Jenny Colgan will enjoy this rising author.”—Booklist

The struggle against mysticism

The way that they found they couldn’t live without the magic that they resisted against,

loved listening to this

The narrators did a fantastic job of telling this love story blended with just the right amount t of magic. great read/listen. great book club book

Fantastic read

This book handles grief so well. You feel both characters and the switching between them helps the story flow. It’s a fantastic listen.