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Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
- How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
- By: Carol Wall
- Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor's yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he's very good at gardening. Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol's yard, but her life....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Southern Soap Opera, no Sex
- By joyce on 09-23-14
- Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
- How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
- By: Carol Wall
- Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
The heart, empathy and compassion learned and shared
Reviewed: 03-20-25
I didn’t love the voice reading, to be honest…but the story and characters developed beautifully
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