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At the Edge of the Orchard

By: Tracy Chevalier
Narrated by: Liza Ross
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Ohio, 1838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled in the Black Swamp, planting apple trees to claim the land as their own. As fever picks off their children, husband and wife take solace in separate comforts.

Fifteen years later their youngest son, Robert, is drifting through gold rush California. 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.

©2016 Tracy Chevalier (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd Historical Fiction Family Life Fiction Literary Fiction Coming of Age Marriage Genre Fiction Women's Fiction
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Great story, with fact and fiction intertwined. I understand Liza Ross is an accomplished narrator, but would have preferred someone else for this book. She made some of the characters sound caricatured and somewhat squeaky.

History come alive

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I enjoyed the earthy simplicity and untold toils of the family. The focus on nature was a wonderful escape from our fast paced world.

Great experience and so well written

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