At the Edge of the Orchard
of Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author)
Description
What happens when you canât run any further from your past?Ohio, 1838. James and Sadie Goodenough have settled in the Black Swamp, planting apple trees to claim the land as their own. Life is harsh in the swamp, and as fever picks off their children, husband and wife take solace in separate comforts. James patiently grows his sweet-tasting âeatersâ while Sadie gets drunk on applejack made fresh from âspittersâ. Their fighting takes its toll on all of the Goodenoughs â a battle that will resonate over the years and across America.Fifteen years later their youngest son, Robert, is drifting through Gold Rush California. Haunted by the broken family he fled years earlier, memories stick to him where mud once did. When he finds steady work for a plant collector, peace seems finally to be within reach. But the past is never really past, and one day Robert is forced to confront the brutal reason he left behind everything he loved.In this rich, powerful story, Tracy Chevalier is at her imaginative best, bringing to life the urge to wrestle with our roots, however deep and tangled they may be.
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Book Details
- Format E-book
- Pages 305 pages
- Publisher The Borough Press
- Publication Date March 10th 2016
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780525953005
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Ohio (United States)', 'California (United States)']
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