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Zusatztext “Emotionally honest! poignant and including a delightful thread of humor… Family Tree is a story of one woman’s journey through betrayal and pain to emerge triumph as she learns to embrace the new challenges life has in store for her.” Informationen zum Autor Susan Wiggs is the author of more than fifty novels, including the beloved Lakeshore Chronicles series and the recent New York Times bestsellers The Lost and Found Bookshop , The Oysterville Sewing Circle , and Family Tree . Her award-winning books have been translated into two dozen languages. She lives with her husband on an island in Washington State’s Puget Sound. Klappentext #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a powerful, emotionally complex story of love and loss, heartbreak and healing, the pain of the past . . . and the promise of the future Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell, joining with another. And then dividing. And just like that, the world changes. Love. Success. A handsome husband, a beautiful home. These are the things Annie Rush can call her own. These are the foundations of her charmed life in Los Angeles. But in an instant, that life is shattered. And as Annie sifts through the wreckage, she must face the shock and pain of a devastating loss. Grieving and wounded, she retreats to her Switchback, Vermont, family home, a maple farm generations old. There, surrounded by her free-spirited brother, their divorced mother, and four young nieces and nephews, Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the place where she grew up, the people she knew before, the hometown boyfriend whose life has been filled with unexpected turns. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past, Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm. Family Tree is the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of one woman’s struggle to make peace with her past and take control of her future—a story that celebrates family and love in their many forms. Clear-eyed and bighearted, funny, sad, and wise, this is a novel to cherish and to remember. Zusammenfassung From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful! emotionally complex story of love! loss! the pain of the past—and the promise of the future. Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell! joining with another. And then dividing. And just like that! the world changes . Annie Harlow knows how lucky she is. The producer of a popular television cooking show! she loves her handsome husband and the beautiful Los Angeles home they share. And now! she’s pregnant with their first child. But in an instant! her life is shattered. And when Annie awakes from a yearlong coma! she discovers that time isn’t the only thing she’s lost. Grieving and wounded! Annie retreats to her old family home in Switchback! Vermont! a maple farm generations old. There! surrounded by her free-spirited brother! their divorced mother! and four young nieces and nephews! Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the town where she grew up! the people she knew before! the high-school boyfriend turned judge. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past! Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm. Family Tree is the story of one woman’s triumph over betrayal! and how she eventually comes to terms with her past. It is the story of joys unrealized and opportunities regained. Complex! clear-eyed and big-hearted! funny! sad! and wise! it is a novel to cherish and to remember. ...
