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Title: Summary of At the Edge of the Orchard: by Tracy Chevalier | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Susan Murphy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-16

Publisher: Instaread

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier | Summary & Analysis

Preview:

At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier tells the story of the Goodenough family. The year is 1838, and James and Sadie Goodenough are fighting about apple trees again. The couple has lived for nine years in Ohio's Black Swamp, a dank, moldy, muddy place where it's difficult to farm and live. When the two arrived from Connecticut, they had to build a cabin and clear the entire plot.

James and Sadie are struggling. Their closest neighbors are miles away. They are in debt. They no longer feel tenderly towards each other. Almost every year they have lost a child to swamp fever, an illness caused by mosquitoes. Only five of their 10 children remain: Robert, Martha, Sal, Caleb, and Nathan.

The couple is fighting because James wants to graft 10 "spitter" trees into "eater" trees, to produce apples for eating rather than for making applejack spirits...

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Great summary of an irresistible, well-told and engrossing novel

This is a Summary and Analysis about "At the Edge of the Orchard" from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontier.

Just from reading this summary book, I got the impression that this is an irresistible, well-told and engrossing novel with compelling characters. This summary book provides the reader information on the important people, character analysis, key takeaways, and analysis of the themes and authorâs style.

This is a good quick read specially for those who don't want to dive in straight into reading all 304 pages of the original book. It will help you with your decision making whether or not to purchase the original book.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

History through the leaves of one family tree

At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier is a story of the Goodenough family, Connecticut transplants to Ohioâs Black Swamp. The husband and wife argue over their apple trees. He wants to graft them to increase the production of edible fruit, while she wants to keep what they have to make more Apple Jack for her own consumption. In the midst of this, their surviving children grow up with little in the way of familial attention, and except for son, Robert, with little in the way of interests. Robert, though, has inherited his fatherâs love of trees, which serves as a thread throughout the story.

Summary of At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier by Instaread is an excellent analysis of this novel about a dysfunctional family in America of the 1830s and 40s, the time of Manifest Destiny and Americaâs march to the Pacific. An excellent overview of the history and culture of the country told through the experiences of one family.

Like most Instaread summaries, this one gives a good peek inside the book before you have to make the full investment.