My non-fiction book, Along Came A Gardener, an inspirational self-help book, has been percolating in my mind since the late 1970s. It’s also part memoir woven with stories from the world of mental health. It’s available for sale on Amazon, Kobo, Nook, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and more.
Selena Mercouri writes in the British Columbia Review: “Diana Stevan’s Along Came a Gardener is a masterful meditation on healing, personal growth, and the art of tending to the self, all framed through the evocative metaphor of gardening. Drawing on her twenty-five years as a family therapist, Stevan offers an insightful blend of memoir, psychology, and practical wisdom, creating a book that is as comforting as it is enlightening.”
And from The Seaboard Review of Books, Lori Green writes: “Human emotions have always been connected to nature, and in her book Along Came a Gardener, Diana Stevan explores this connection as an author and avid gardener, along with her years as a family therapist.”
An Interview about Along Came A Gardener
Though this intervew is conducted by Sonia Bodnar for Ukrainian Kontakt TV, a network, based in Toronto, the whole interview is in ENGLISH.
A Slow-Cooker of a Book
As mentioned above, I started writing ALONG CAME A GARDENER in the late 1970s, on a manual typewriter, back when I thought I knew a lot. Here’s a blog post from 2016 that shows what I had planned to write. I’m happy I waited until my senior years to write this self-help book.
I share the story behind the story in Allan Hudson’s “South Branch Scribbler Blog“.
A Shared Journey
We are all in this wonderful life together, but there are times when we all need help. I’m hoping Along Came A Gardener will give readers both hope and inspiration to carry on despite what they’re dealing with.
