At the Edge of the Orchard: A Novel

At the Edge of the Orchard: A Novel

â€œWith impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West . . . and the everyday adventurersâ€”male and femaleâ€”who were bold enough or foolish enough to be drawn to the unknown. She crafts for us an excellent experience.â€
â€”USA Today

From internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, author of A Single Thread, comes a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier

1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck â€“ in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut; while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life.
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1853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. But you can run only so far, even in America, and when Robertâ€™s past makes an unexpected appearance he must decide whether to strike out again or stake his own claim to a home at last.
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Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story in At the Edge of the Orchard, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 26274560
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-01-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143110972

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	26274560
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2017-01-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143110972

At the Edge of the Orchard: A Novel

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