The Orchard

The Orchard is perhaps Lynn Austin's finest historical novel and tells a moving story of one woman's strength during the Depression of the early 1930s.

Perhaps the bestselling author's finest historical novel, The Orchard by Lynn Austin is a gripping tale of a woman's strength during the Great Depression of the early 1930s. Young Eliza Wyatt faces a nearly impossible task. After the death of her husband and father-in-law, she must continue to run her family's large fruit farm on her own, with only her three children and an eccentric aunt to help her. Just when the work and debt threaten to overwhelm her, she receives help from a stranger named Gabe Harper. But is he really the man he claims to be? Why is he so reserved when she asks him about his past? And how is it that he seems to know exactly what needs to happen in the business? As Eliza and Gabe grow closer, Eliza grows more afraid that he is hiding a secret - and that he will eventually take away everything she holds dear. The Orchard is the kind of novel Lynn Austin has become famous for: a moving story about family and secrets that cannot be suppressed.