The Orchard English Edition
Descargar The Orchard English Edition PDF Formato - Memoir Originally published in 2011 by Grand Central Publishing br Cover art by Martha M Weirbr An indie movie in print In this bestselling memoir NYT bestselling author Anne Frasier The Body Reader Play Dead shares the deeply moving and personal story of her years on an apple farm The Orchard is the story of a streetsmart city girl who must adapt to a new life on an apple farm after she falls in love with Adrian Curtis the golden boy of a prominent local family whose lives and orchards seem to be cursed Married after only three months young Anne finds life with Adrian on the farm far more difficult and dangerous than she expectedRejected by her husbands family as an outsider she slowly learns for herself about the isolated world of farming pesticides environmental destruction and death even as she falls more deeply in love with her husband a man she at first hardly knew When the increasingly dangerous chemicals used on farms begin to take a toll on the land and the people who tend it the couples fragile love will be tested as she and Adrian struggle to defend ground that has been in his family for generations An unforgettable story of struggle resilience and love in the American heartland The Orchard will change the way you think about farmers and family br br Nicholas Sparks The Orchard is a lovely book in all the ways that really matter one of those rare and wonderful memoirs in which people youve never met become your friends I read it in a single sitting lost in the story and by the time I put it down I was amazed by the authors ability to evoke such genuine emotion Read it youll be glad you didbr br A hypnotic tale of place people and of Midwestern family roots that run deep stubbornly hidden and equally menacingThe Orchard is sublime and enchanting like a reflecting pool Touch the surface and watch the ripples carry you away Jamie Ford New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweetbr Librarians Best Books of the Year While reading this extraordinarily moving memoir I kept remembering the last two lines of Muriel Rukeysers poem Kathe Kollwitz What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life The world would split open for Frasier proffers a worldview that is at once eloquent sincere and searingbr br Library JournaI Eerie and atmospheric this is an indie movie in print Youll read and read to see where it is going although its clear early on that the future is not going to be kind to anyone involved Frasiers story is more proof that only love can break your heartbr br O The Oprah Magazine Fall Read This poignant memoir of love labor and dangerous pesticides reveals the terrible true pricebr br B Featured Review in Entertainment Weekly equal parts moving love story and environmental warningbr br Macleansca a gripping account of divided loyalties the real cost of farming and the shattered people on the front lines Not since Jane Smileys A Thousand Acres has there been so enrapturing a family drama percolating out from the back fortybr br Roanoke Times A poignant and merciless memoir that portrays a pivotal moment in American farmingHer prose is efficient and in very few words evokes feelings that linger long after the book is finished br br Publishers Lunch This memoir is viscera encapsulated of young passionate love and shattering tragedy around the corner of a horrible childhood redeemed by motherhood and literary output in secret of not fitting in until you make everything fit you One of the favorite books of the year br br BookPage A finely wrought story In such unforgiving soil Frasiers growth over the years is remarkable She raises two children nurtures her marriage and comes into her own as a writer Her journey at times lonely and sad is ultimately triumphant Readers will be glad she found a home for this brave bookbr br br br br br br
Details of The Orchard English Edition
| Book's Title | The Orchard English Edition |
| Author | Anne Frasier |
| Category | Categorías |
| Tags | Orchard, English, Edition |
| Customer's Rating | 3.1 stars of 5 from 151 Readers |
| Filename | the-orchard-english-edition.pdf |
| Filesize | 29.9 MB (current server's speed is 23.6 Mbps |
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