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      “Sometimes you stumble across a treasure when you’re looking for something else entirely.”

      #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers to the lush abundance of Sonoma county in a novel of sisters, friendship and how memories are woven like a spell around us.

      Tess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners. People like Annelise Winther, who refuses to sell her long-gone mother’s beloved necklace—despite Tess’s advice. To Annelise, the jewel’s value is in its memories.

      But Tess’s own history is filled with gaps: a father she never met, a mother who spent more time traveling than with her daughter. So Tess is shocked when she discovers the grandfather she never knew is in a coma. And that she has been named in his will to inherit half of Bella Vista, a hundred-acre apple orchard in the magical Sonoma town called Archangel.

      The rest is willed to Isabel Johansen. A half sister she’s never heard of.

      Against the rich landscape of Bella Vista, Tess begins to discover a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family, of the warm earth beneath her bare feet. A world where family comes first and the roots of history run deep. A place where falling in love is not only possible, but inevitable.

      And in a season filled with new experiences, Tess begins to see the truth in something Annelise once told her: if you don’t believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you’ve not made the right kind of memories.

      From one of America’s most beloved writers, The Apple Orchard is a story of family ties—both old and new—and of the moments that connect our hearts.

      The Apple Orchard

      Susan Wiggs

       www.mirabooks.co.uk

      For my mother and father, Lou and Nick Klist, with deepest love. All I know in the world of love and passion, hard work and dedication, and the sturdy resilience of the human heart, I learned from my parents. You are, and have always been, my inspiration.

      Contents

       Part One

       Danish Apple Pie Recipe

       Caramel Apple Topping Recipe

       Prologue

       Part Two

       Apple Chutney Recipe

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Part Three

       Lavender Scones Recipe

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Part Four

       Grape and Rosemary Focaccia Recipe

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Part Five

       Backyard Garden Salad Recipe

       Chapter Nine

       Part Six

       Tweed Kettle Pie Recipe

       Chapter Ten

       Part Seven

       Julekake Recipe

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Part Eight

       Mulligatawny Soup Recipe

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Part Nine

       Tomato Sauce Recipe

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Chapter Twenty-Eight