Book Review: Where Lilacs Still Bloom

I recently read Where Lilacs Still Bloom by Jane Kirkpatrick.  I found this book extremely interesting.   The author opened the book with various chapters dedicated to the various characters.  I found this odd at first that I was introduced to various and seemingly random people.    Ms. Kirkpatrick then started weaving the stories together and I found it came together nicely.  The characters were very believable and likable.   The protagonist of the story was humble woman who truly had a passion of what she did with plants.  

As the whole the book is unique.  The book introduced me to an aspect of gardening I do not have much experience with, the hybridizing of various plants.   I found this interesting.  The Christian themes were present, but not overwhelming.  Hulda had a quiet, unassuming faith.   The story follows Hulda's life as it ebbs and flows like the rivers that threaten to destroy her work.    

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an interesting, well written book that fictionizes parts of a real person's life story.