I've read this authors book, "The Winter Sea" and loved the historical aspect of the story. Much like Winter Sea, The Rose Garden also deals with past and present and weaves a captivating story. A beautiful love story that transcends time and space to ask the question, "where do I belong?" With some unexpected twists at the end, this story kept me wanting to come back for more. And when the cover is finally closed you are left with the realization that the places and times in our childhood (and adulthood) that seem to bring to mind such wonderful memories, have nothing to do with the location or time, but merely the people with whom we shared those moments.