Nadia Bellamy expects a quiet archival contract at Harrowgate Winter Conservatory, but the century-old planting journal she has been hired to translate may be the only thing standing between a failing winter orchard and a city council sale. Silas Rowe needs answers quickly: the glasshouse channels are crumbling, the rare pear espalier is weakening, and the public inspection is almost here. As Nadia deciphers Vasseur's multilingual notes and Silas fights to keep the orchard alive, certainty proves dangerous and trust becomes as practical as mortar, water, and root care. With volunteers watching and the council deadline closing in, their fragile partnership must survive mistakes, public scrutiny, and the question of whether restoration can leave room for love.
Nadia Bellamy expects a quiet archival contract at Harrowgate Winter Conservatory, but the century-old planting journal she has been hired to translate may be the only thing standing between a failing winter orchard and a city council sale. Silas Rowe needs answers quickly: the glasshouse channel...