title: Today the Garden Blooms
author: Poate, Trevor William
description: From Wales to England to Africa to Ireland, 'Today the Garden Blooms' tells the story of Robert, Mary, and her reluctant lover.  She was single minded and usually got what she wanted, whatever the cost. Other people's feelings were secondary to her determination to control events. Her marriage to Robert was falling apart by the time they went to Zambia. It was a last attempt at saviour, one that would lead to cheating and lies, and eventually tragedy -