Though she doesn't know it, the day Aoife spots a neglected walled garden is the day her life begins again. The garden casts a spell over her and Aoife persuades its owner to let her take it over and advertises for helpers. Just two turn up: Uri, a retired tailor, and Emily, a gentle student. It's not promising, but Aoife persists. The tailor's son joins them and in time even the garden's crotchety owner joins in.

Being newly arrived in Dublin with her little boy, Aoife finds the project gives her an escape from the turmoil in her head. What she does not realize is that in their various ways the other four are just as in need of the garden's healing powers.

Tara Heavey's early childhood was spent in London until her family moved to Dublin when she was twelve. Before becoming a full-time writer, she was a solicitor. She lives in Co Kilkenny with her husband and two children. Sowing the Seeds of Love is her fourth novel.

Alison Reid trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has performed regularly on stage with the RSC, with roles including Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Denman in Family Reunion, Procne and Semele in Tales of Ovid and Margery in Warwickshire Testimony. Her TV credits include Dalziel and Pascoe, Neverwhere and The Heart of Me.