THE COLLABORATION

We have a namesake book! Published by our friend, Zibby Owens at Zibby Books is the novel by Jane Delury, Hedge. It is a fictional novel about a landscape architect historian who is working through career and motherhood trials and tribulations. We were asked to collaborate for the book launch and create an item for the events and giveaway. We chose this feminine bucket hat just in time for summer and gardening season.

THE SWAG

THE BOOK

Synopsis:

An emotionally charged, richly observed novel about a woman balancing the demands of motherhood and marriage with her own needs.

Maud is a talented garden historian and devoted mom to daughters Ella and Louise. Motivated to reignite her career and escape her troubled marriage, she accepts a summer job restoring the garden of a lush, 19th century estate in the Hudson Valley. Reveling in her work and temporary independence, Maud relishes her days in the sun. While waiting for her daughters to join her at the end of their school year, she strikes up a friendship with a coworker, archeologist Gabriel Crews. As the two share nightly dinners, their relationship grows more intimate, and Maud starts to imagine a future outside of her stifling marriage. Once Ella and Louise arrive, however, she is torn by her desire for Gabriel, her obligations to her daughters, and her growing concern for Ella’s dark moods. Is Ella acting out because she senses that Maud and Gabriel have fallen in love? What happens next is a seismic shock that profoundly changes Maud's life, as well as the lives of everyone she cares about.

Deeply moving and impossible to put down, Hedge is an unforgettable portrait of a woman’s longing to be a good mother while still answering the call of her soul and mind.

Buy Hedge, by Jane Delury

THE EVENT

Zibby's Retreat was held at the Shou Sugi Ban House in Watermill. It was a gorgeous day with a Hedge trunk show, author talk and luncheon.