by Louise Maude
First published 2020
When a woman returns to her small farming hometown, she's confronted by her estranged mother and sister. As they sort through the remnants of their family, a tangled web of resentment, guilt, and desire emerges. Decades-old betrayals have turned the orchard's once-ripe fruits bitter, and the trio must reckon with long-buried truths before they can begin to heal.
Genres: literary-fiction, family-life, 20th-century, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-drama, redemption
Setting: Orchard
Period: Decades
171 pages · Paperback · Independently published