The Orchardist

The novel is the story of William Talmadge who arrives in Western Washington with his mother and sister following the death of his father, a miner. The family settles on a homestead and begins to develop and orchard, and when the mother dies the brother and sister continue on their own. The disappearance of the sister one day shapes who Talmadge becomes as a man. Two girls arrive, pregnant runaways, and Talmadge is inclined to help them even when they steal from him. The rest of the book reveals his relationship with those girls and the daughter of one of them.

Read my full review here: Review of The Orchardist at Perpetual Folly