Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers

by Jennifer Worth

First published 2022

In the 1950s, young Jenny is sent to live with her eccentric grandparents in the English countryside. As she adjusts to their simple, self-sufficient lifestyle, she discovers a world of natural beauty and kindly eccentrics. But beneath the charming surface, Jenny senses a legacy of unspoken pain and loss. When a shocking family secret is revealed, she must reconcile the dream of her childhood with the stark realities of the past.

Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, family-drama

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate

Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family

Setting: English Countryside

Period: 1950s

256 pages · Paperback · Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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