Penguin, Toronto, 2003, 1^st pr.  ISBN 0-14-301273-8.  Trade soft cover with French flaps, 322 pages.  Unread copy, remainder mark on bottom edge, deckled fore-edge, pages tanned.  ‘Jessie Barfoot … been raised by single mother Michelle, a part-time student and sometime cab driver.  When Michelle marries a charitable lawyer, Jessie feels only dismay.  … After the new family moves to Toronto, Jessie’s curiosity is piqued by their cranky next-door neighbor.  Originally from the Netherlands, Martha van Tellingen is a superb gardener with a secret she’s guarded ferociously since she was Jessie’s age.  Yet once Jessie charms her way into the garden, Martha’s past begins a slow bleed into Jessie’s uncertain present, threatening both their futures.’ (from front flap)