English language
Published Dec. 8, 2012 by Harper.
This is a haunting and tender tale of an orchardist’s solitary existence, thrown into emotional turmoil when he becomes obsessed with nurturing two feral sisters. A hypnotic read, with vivid imagery of nature’s landscape and the human soul. In essence it captures the beauty and sorrow of living alone, and the love and pain of intimate relationships. I read and read and read, and didn’t want to stop.
Kinda bogged down in the middle. I never really understood what drove these people. I didn't care for the ending so much either. The whole book was kind of depressing, actually, now that I think about it.
An entrancing story.
A fine story with a deep sense of place and intensely felt characters tied to the places with layers of imagery.
