Roots of the Olive Tree : A Novel by Courtney Miller Santo (2012, Hardcover)-image
Roots of the Olive Tree : A Novel by Courtney Miller Santo (2012, Hardcover)-image

Roots of the Olive Tree : A Novel by Courtney Miller Santo (2012, Hardcover)

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Publication Year: 2012 Author: Courtney Miller Santo ISBN-10: 006213051X Intended Audience: Trade Item Weight: 16.8 Oz gtin13: 9780062130518 Genre: Fiction Topic: Contemporary Women, Family Life, Romance / New Adult Language: English ISBN-13: 9780062130518 brand: HarperCollins LC Classification Number: PS3619.A583R66 2012 TitleLeading: The Format: Hardcover Item Width: 6 in Synopsis: An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman's fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree, a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake's The Postmistress, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah. Five generations of firstborn Keller women live in the same house on an olive grove in secluded northern California. Matriarch Anna is 112 and trying to be the oldest woman in the world--and succeeding heartily. Her daughter Bets, granddaughter Callie, great-granddaughter Deb, and great-great granddaughter Erin are also defying longevity norms. When a geneticist comes to study the women at the same time Erin announces she is pregnant with a firstborn boy, the Kellers' roots are shaken wide open. Told in the third-person perspective of each of the women, their story--the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together--is revealed in compulsive prose and compassionate drive., An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman's fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree , a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake's The Postmistress , The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah. Five generations of firstborn Keller women live in the same house on an olive grove in secluded northern California. Matriarch Anna is 112 and trying to be the oldest woman in the world--and succeeding heartily. Her daughter Bets, granddaughter Callie, great-granddaughter Deb, and great-great granddaughter Erin are also defying longevity norms. When a geneticist comes to study the women at the same time Erin announces she is pregnant with a firstborn boy, the Kellers' roots are shaken wide open. Told in the third-person perspective of each of the women, their story--the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together--is revealed in compulsive prose and compassionate drive., An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman's fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree, a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake's The Postmistress, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah. Set in a house on an olive grove in northern California, The Roots of the Olive Tree is a beautiful, touching story that brings to life five generations of women-including an unforgettable 112-year-old matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity records-the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together., An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman's fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The Roots of the Olive Tree , a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake's The Postmistress , The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah. Set in a house on an olive grove in northern California, The Roots of the Olive Tree is a beautiful, touching story that brings to life five generations of women--including an unforgettable 112-year-old matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity records--the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together. Number of Pages: 320 Pages Item Height: 1 in Book Title: Roots of the Olive Tree : a Novel Publisher: HarperCollins Item Length: 9 in

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