{"product_id":"the-orchardist-paperback","title":"The Orchardist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Coplin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once intimate and epic, \u003cem\u003eThe Orchardist\u003c\/em\u003e is historical fiction at its best, in the grand literary tradition of William Faulkner, Marilynne Robinson, Michael Ondaatje, Annie Proulx, and Toni Morrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her stunningly original and haunting debut novel, Amanda Coplin evokes a powerful sense of place, mixing tenderness and violence as she spins an engrossing tale of a solitary orchardist who provides shelter to two runaway teenage girls in the untamed American West, and the dramatic consequences of his actions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e - National Public Radio - Amazon - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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 at the market; they later return to the outskirts of his orchard to see the man who gave them no chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeral, 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 them but also to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscribing 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Orchardist\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--Bellingham Herald\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e - National Public Radio - Amazon - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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 at the market; they later return to the outskirts of his orchard to see the man who gave them no chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeral, 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 them but also to reconcile the ghosts of his own troubled past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranscribing 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Orchardist\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oregon Book Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44328238219366,"sku":"9780062188519","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WUp5dDMyZTM1ZWo5SE90MkFMbG1lUT09.webp?v=1768297883","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-orchardist-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}