The Apple Orchard

Publisher Marketing:" Sometimes you stumble across a treasure when you re looking for something else entirely. " #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings listeners to the lush abundance of Sonoma County in a novel of sisters, friendship and how memories are woven like a spell around us. Tess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners. People like Annelise Winther, who refuses to sell her long-gone mother s beloved necklace despite Tess s advice. To Annelise, the jewel s value is in its memories. But Tess s own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. So Tess is shocked when she discovers the grandfather she never knew is in a coma. And that she has been named in his will to inherit half of Bella Vista, a hundred-acre apple orchard in the magical Sonoma town called Archangel. The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen. A half sister she s never heard of. Against the rich landscape of Bella Vista, Tess begins to discover a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family, of the warm earth beneath her bare feet. A world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. A place where falling in love is not only possible, but inevitable. And in a season filled with new experiences, Tess begins to see the truth in something Annelise once told her: if you don t believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you ve not made the right kind of memories. From one of America s most beloved writers, "The Apple Orchard" is a story of family ties both old and new and of the moments that connect our hearts." Review Citations: Romantic Times 05/01/2013 pg. 82 (EAN 9780778314936, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2013 pg. 40 (EAN 9780778314936, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 05/06/2013 (EAN 9780778314936, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9780778314936, Hardcover) Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2013 pg. 39 (EAN 9780778314936, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Wiggs, Susan When Susan Wiggs s recent novel, Fireside, landed at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, the author responded by jumping fully clothed into her swimming pool. In February. In the Pacific Northwest. After thawing herself out, the author put on her lipstick and vacuumed the living room. Why? Because on the tiny island where she lives, news travels fast. She knew her girlfriends would show up momentarily - which they did - with the customary champagne and bags of Cheetos. She toasted her loyal readers, whose unflagging interest in her books propelled her sales upward. She toasted her friends and family as well, since they have always been the source of her inspiration. From the very start, her writings have illuminated the everyday dramas of ordinary people. At the age of eight, she self-published her first novel, entitled A Book About Some Bad Kids. Today, she is an international best-selling author, with millions of copies of her books in print in numerous countries. Her Lakeshore Chronicles novels celebrate the power of love, the timeless bonds of family and the nuances of human nature that make headlines every day. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest and is perpetually working on her next novel.