At the Edge of the Orchard  -  Tracy Chevalier

KORTE INHOUD

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 'eaters' while Sadie gets drunk on applejack made fresh from 'spitters'. Their fighting takes its toll on all of the Goodenoughs - a battle that will resonate over the years and across America.
Fifteen years later, their yougest s...
2016 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2016 Uitgever: Borough Press 291 paginas Taal: Engels