First published 2016
Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard spends her days racing through her family's apple orchard with her brother William, competing with her clever cousin Amanda, and learning to tend the trees alongside her father. She plans elaborate schemes and dreams of a future where nothing changes on their sprawling farm. But Frankie knows the family history. Some relatives stay on the land while others must leave. Urban development creeps closer to their property lines. College applications loom ahead. Her parents discuss inheritance and money troubles behind closed doors. As these forces gather strength, Frankie watches her childhood certainties crumble. She must choose between fighting to preserve her vision of family life or accepting that growing up means letting go of what she loves most.
Genres: fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Apple Orchard
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
273 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing