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Published by She Writes Press
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About The Book
For fans of Kristin Hannah, this literary novel—set on a working fruit orchard—unspools the secrets of two estranged sisters and a migrant woman as revelations of abuse and an unsolved murder force these women to rewrite their story of family.
It’s summer in the lower Yakima Valley where Kate and her husband, Hayden, are beginning to hire farm workers for the seasonal Bing cherry harvest. Kate, undergoing daily experimental radiation treatment for her newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis, suddenly finds herself struggling to do the ranch work she loves—a love she inherited from her father.
As the migrant families who always come during harvest season return, Dolores Sanchez is among their numbers, returning to the Goode orchard of her childhood with her young family. But Dolores carries a secret that she’s kept even from her husband: Señor Goode, her former boss, fathered Alejo, the teenage boy she calls her cousin. And she is not the only one revisiting her past: Without Kate’s knowledge, her daughter asks Kate’s estranged sister, Olivia, to help with the harvest, and Olivia agrees.
At the height of the harvest, in the aftermath of a near-fatal fire, the secrets of these three women’s pasts explode into the present—revelations of abuse and an unsolved murder that expose the tangled bonds of family, power, and love.
It’s summer in the lower Yakima Valley where Kate and her husband, Hayden, are beginning to hire farm workers for the seasonal Bing cherry harvest. Kate, undergoing daily experimental radiation treatment for her newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis, suddenly finds herself struggling to do the ranch work she loves—a love she inherited from her father.
As the migrant families who always come during harvest season return, Dolores Sanchez is among their numbers, returning to the Goode orchard of her childhood with her young family. But Dolores carries a secret that she’s kept even from her husband: Señor Goode, her former boss, fathered Alejo, the teenage boy she calls her cousin. And she is not the only one revisiting her past: Without Kate’s knowledge, her daughter asks Kate’s estranged sister, Olivia, to help with the harvest, and Olivia agrees.
At the height of the harvest, in the aftermath of a near-fatal fire, the secrets of these three women’s pasts explode into the present—revelations of abuse and an unsolved murder that expose the tangled bonds of family, power, and love.
Product Details
- Publisher: She Writes Press (April 6, 2027)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9798896364573
Raves and Reviews
“On every page of this novel, I felt how well Finn knew the world of which she writes, whether it be about a cherry harvest, treatment for MS, or the landscape of the Yakima Valley. A genuinely stunning debut.”—Debra Spark, author of Discipline
“The novel’s alternating POV lends a lived in quality that not only makes the reader invested in the characters’ plights, but also makes those characters exceedingly convincing as complex creations who seem to walk right off the page . . .”—Adrian Van Young, author of Midnight Self
“The Goode Sisters is remarkable. A terrific novel—radiantly and sharply told.”—Joan Silber, author of Mercy, Secrets of Happiness, and Improvement
“The Goode Sisters is masterful. In this time of immigrant dislocations, this debut novel brings understanding and redemption in our difficult world.”—Julie Weston, author of Salmon Moon
“Tender, heartfelt, and deeply authentic, readers entering the world of this story will find the harvest rich and bountiful.”—David Wroblewski, author of Oprah's Book Club picks Familiaris and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
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