At the Edge of the Orchard
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
Newly-settled James and Sadie Goodenough must stake their claim on their property with apple trees. In this riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier, the orchard sows seeds of a long battle. Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted...
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Newly-settled James and Sadie Goodenough must stake their claim on their property with apple trees. In this riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier, the orchard sows seeds of a long battle. Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.
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With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West . . . and the everyday adventurers male and female who were bold enough or foolish enough to be drawn to the unknown. She crafts for us an excellent experience. 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 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.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 Robert s past makes an unexpected appearance he must decide whether to strike out again or stake his own claim to a home at last. Chevalier tells a fierce, beautifully crafted story in At the Edge of the Orchard, her most graceful and richly imagined work yet.
Autoren-Porträt von Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous novels, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has been translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she lives in London with her husband and son.Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous novels, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has been translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she lives in London with her husband and son.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tracy Chevalier
- 2017, 304 Seiten, Masse: 12,8 x 26,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 0143110977
- ISBN-13: 9780143110972
Sprache:
Englisch
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