The Orchardist

Description

"At the turn of the twentieth century in the Pacific Northwest, reclusive orchardist William Talmadge tends to his apples and apricots. One day, two teenaged girls steal his fruit and later return to his orchard to see the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and pregnant, they take up on Talmadge's land and indulge in his deep reservoir of compassion. But just as the girls begin to trust him, men arrive in the orchard with guns ..." --P. [4] of cover.

Description

At the turn of the twentieth century, in a remote stretch of Northwest America, a solitary orchardist, Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots as if they were his children. One day, two teenage girls steal his fruit at the market. Feral, scared and very pregnant, they follow Talmadge to his land and form an unlikely attachment to his gentle way of life. But their fragile peace is shattered when armed men arrive in the orchard. In the tragedy that unfolds, Talmadge must fight to save the lives of those he has learned to love while confronting the ghosts of his own troubled past.

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Other Editions

• The OrchardistWeidenfeld & Nicolson2012-01-01
• OrchardistOrion Publishing Group, Limited2012-01-01
• The orchardistThorndike Press2012-01-01
• The OrchardistAudio CDBlackstone Pub2012-08-21
• The OrchardistAudiobookBlackstone Pub2012-09-01
• The OrchardistHarper Perennial2013-01-01