The Orchardist - Couverture rigide

Coplin, Amanda

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0297867903 ISBN 13 : 9780297867906

Editeur : W&N, 2012

Synopsis

At the turn of the twentieth century, in a rural stretch of the Pacific Northwest, a reclusive orchardist, William Talmadge, tends to apples and apricots as if they were loved ones. A gentle man, he's found solace in the sweetness of the fruit he grows and the quiet, beating heart of the land he cultivates. One day, two teenage girls appear and steal his fruit from the market; they later return to the outskirts of his orchard to see the man who gave them no chase. Feral, scared, and very pregnant, the girls take up on Talmadge's land and indulge in his deep reservoir of compassion. Just as the girls begin to trust him, men arrive in the orchard with guns, and the shattering tragedy that follows will set Talmadge on an irrevocable course not only to save and protect but also to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past. Transcribing America as it once was before railways and roads connected its corners, Amanda Coplin weaves a tapestry of solitary souls who come together in the wake of unspeakable cruelty and misfortune. She writes with breathtaking precision and empathy, and in "The Orchardist" she crafts an astonishing debut novel about a man who disrupts the lonely harmony of an ordered life when he opens his heart and lets the world in.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This is a powerful, wonderfully written first novel. (Kate Saunders THE TIMES)

Coplin's rendering of place invites comparison with William Faulkner's recreations of Mississippi. (Lucian Robinson TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT)

Amanda Coplin follows the path of American epic naturalist writers such as John Steinbeck in her beautifully written debut, in the way she tracks the movement of communities and examines the relationship between people and their environment...From brooding long over deceptively simple ingredients, Coplin has created a psychologically complex novel of considerable emotional power. (Rachel Hore INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY)

The Orchardist is a powerful, finely crafted novel. (Suzi Feay FINANCIAL TIMES)

Amanda Coplin's The Orchardist is a haunting and epic debut with shades of Steinbeck. (GRAZIA)

An utterly enthralling, heart-breaking story. (EASY LIVING)

I was still thinking about this moving tale, set in early 20th century America, days after reading it. A reclusive man lives alone until two pregnant, feral girls ask for help. As he lets them in, stories of love, loss and revenge unfold. If you like emotional, historical fiction, you'll love this. (ESSENTIALS)

A powerful moving novel. (WOMAN & HOME)

This is a story about love, often intensely moving but far bigger than your common or garden tear-jerker and gorgeously written...There are echoes of Silas Marner, as the lonely man and the wild girls become an unorthodox family, but the outside world can't be kept out, as strangers on a mission bring violence into this Eden. The writing is vivid and poetic, with a strong sense of emotional wisdom. (Kate Saunders SAGA)

A beautifully evocative story (MARIE CLAIRE)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

At the turn of the twentieth 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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: W&N
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0297867903
• ISBN 13: 9780297867906
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448