Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Harper Perennial (2013), Edition: Reprint, 448 pages
Description
At the turn of the 20th century in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a gentle solitary orchardist, Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots. Then two feral, pregnant girls and armed gunmen set Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect but to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2014)
American Book Award (2013)
Washington State Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 2013)
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (Shortlist — 2013)
Oregon Book Awards (Finalist — 2014)
Maine Readers' Choice Award (Longlist — 2013)
Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award (Winner — Fiction — 2012)
Spur Award (Finalist — 2013)
5 Under 35 Award (2013)
Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (Fiction — 2012)
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Debut — 2012)