The Orchardist

Name: The Orchardist
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SKU: 9781780222745
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By Amanda Coplin

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Summary

The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin is a poignant tale set in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century. It follows a reclusive orchardist who offers refuge to two runaway sisters on his secluded farm. The story weaves together themes of loss, healing, and companionship as they navigate the complexities of life and unexpected connections.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate deeply woven narratives set in the early 1900s, centred around a solitary orchardist whose world changes with the arrival of two desperate young women. This heart-wrenching tale unfolds themes of redemption, solitude, and human connection against the backdrop of a beautifully rendered rural landscape.

The Orchardist

'A haunting and epic debut with shades of Steinbeck' [GRAZIA] about a makeshift family in the untamed American West. Includes Reading Group Notes.

'A haunting and epic debut with shades of Steinbeck' [GRAZIA] about a makeshift family in the untamed American West. Includes Reading Group Notes.

Description

At the turn of the 20th century, in a remote stretch of Northwest America, a solitary orchardist, Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots as if they were his children.

One day, two teenage girls steal his fruit at the market. Feral, scared and very pregnant, they follow Talmadge to his land and form an unlikely attachment to his gentle way of life. But their fragile peace is shattered when armed men arrive in the orchard.

In the tragedy that unfolds, Talmadge must fight to save the lives of those he has learned to love while confronting the ghosts of his own troubled past.

The Orchardist is an astonishing and unforgettable epic about a man who disrupts the lonely harmony of his life when he opens his heart and lets the world in.

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Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist is a powerful debut novel that has been compared to the works of John Steinbeck and William Faulkner. Set in early 20th-century America, it tells the story of a solitary orchardist whose life is changed by two pregnant girls seeking refuge. The reviews praise Coplin's beautifully evocative writing and the novel's emotional depth, likening its narrative to an epic exploration of human relationships and the connection to the land.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780222745

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 306g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Amanda Coplin was born in 1981 in Wenatchee, Washington, a town famous for its orchards. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota and now lives in Minneapolis. THE ORCHARDIST is her first novel.