Memory Trees

Adarkly magical novel about a mysterious family legacy, the bonds of sisterhood, and the strange and powerful ways we are shaped by the places we call home, from the critically acclaimed author of Shallow Graves.For the first eight years of her life, an unusual apple orchard in Vermont is Sorrow Lovegood'swhole world. The land has been passed down through generations of brave, resilient women, andwhile their offbeat habits may be ridiculed by other townspeopleespecially their neighbors, the Abrams familySorrow and her family take pride in its odd history.Then one winter night,an unthinkable tragedy changes everything.In the aftermath, Sorrow is sent to Miami to live with her father, away from the only home shes ever known.Now sixteen, Sorrow's memories of her life in Vermont are maddeningly hazy. She returns to the orchard for the summer, determined to learn more about her troubled childhood and the family she left eight years ago. But it soon becomes clear that some of her questions have difficulteven dangerousanswers. And there may be a price to pay for asking.