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In 1830s Ohio, the Goodenough family barely scratch out a living in the inhospitable Black Swamp. Robert must watch as his parents´ marriage is torn apart by disputes over whether to grow sweet apples to eat or sour apples for cider. One particularly vicious fight sends Robert out alone across America, into a life dominated not by apple trees but by the mighty redwoods and sequoias of California.

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The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Dark, brutal, moving, powerful Jane Harris
A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it Joanne Harris

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