The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season by Molly FaderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a moving story about three generations of the same family--the Wrights. Denise has died leaving her daughter,Hope, and grand-daughter, Tink devastated and at loose ends. In her depression, Hope becomes involved with a man who turns out to be an abusive obsessive from whom the two escape and flee to Northern Michigan and Denise's childhood home. They arrive in the middle of the night, exhausted and hungry, at the Orchard House where Denise's sister, Peg, lives alone with her dog, Nelson. Hope does not know Peg but has nowhere else to turn. Peg, herself reclusive, allows the two to remain for a few days but soon realizes that they need to stay longer. She offers them a temporary home if they will help with the cherry harvest which has just begun. Peg and her hired hand, Abel, could use the help. The deal is made and over time family secrets are revealed, trust is established and a new life emerges for all the Wright women. Engrossing and at times heart-breaking, the story grows along with the family unit formed as barriers, emotional and physical are broken down.
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