In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small,
quiet house in an even smaller town, is an apple tree that is
rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous
debut novel, Sarah Addison Allen tells the story of that enchanted
tree, and the extraordinary people who tend it....
The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with
peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of
Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous
for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its
edible flowers, imbued with special powers. Generations of
Waverleys tended this garden. Their history was in the soil. But so
were their futures.
A successful caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her
mystical plants--from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets
and the pansies that make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons
intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor.
Meanwhile, her elderly cousin, Evanelle, is known for distributing
unexpected gifts whose uses become uncannily clear. They are the
last of the Waverleys--except for Claire's rebellious sister,
Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she could, abandoning Claire, as
their own mother had years before.
When Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own,
Claire's quiet life is turned upside down--along with the
protective boundary she has so carefully constructed around her
heart. Together again in the house they grew up in, Sydney takes
stock of all she left behind, as Claire struggles to heal the
wounds of the past. And soon the sisters realize they must deal
with their common legacy--if they are ever to feel at home in
Bascom--or with each other.
Enchanting and heartfelt, this captivating novel is sure to cast a
spell with a style all its own....
"From the Hardcover edition."
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