{"product_id":"beneath-the-apple-leaves","title":"Beneath the Apple Leaves","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBeneath the Apple Leaves\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHarmony Verna\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781617739439\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eKensington\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/i\u003eDaughter of Australia \u003ci\u003ecomes a sweeping, heartfelt historical novel that follows a family of German immigrants who trade city living for the harsh realities of Pennsylvania farm life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1914, Andrew Houghton's family is one of hundreds eking out an existence in the coal mines of southwestern Pennsylvania. Though he longs to be a veterinarian, he's fated for a life underground, picking rock alongside his father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat destiny changes when his aunt, Eveline Kiser, arranges for her husband to secure Andrew an apprenticeship on the railroad. Wilhelm Kiser, a German immigrant, has found his American dream in Pittsburgh, with a well-paying job as a brakeman, and a secure pension. But on Andrew's first week, an incident goes tragically wrong, leaving him severely injured, his dreams shattered. Wracked with guilt, Wilhelm finally agrees to his wife's pleas to leave Pittsburgh's smog behind. With Andrew in tow, they swap their three-story row house for a rough-and-tumble farm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife in rural Pennsylvania is not as idyllic as Eveline imagined. The soil is slow to yield and their farmhouse is in disrepair. But there is one piece of beauty in this rugged land. Lily Morton is quick-witted and tough on the outside, but bears her own secret scars inside. Andrew's bond with her will help steer them through all the challenges to come, even as anti-German sentiment spreads across America with the outbreak of World War I. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeneath the Apple Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid, deeply moving portrait of family--its hardships, triumphs, and passions--and a powerfully authentic evocation of life on the land and the hearts that sustain it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDaughter of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning debut novel that evokes the epic scope of Colleen McCullough's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Thorn Birds, \u003c\/i\u003e Harmony Verna creates a poignant, beautifully told story of love and courage.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Beneath the Apple Leaves | Harmony Verna | Paperback | 9781617739439 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1681177","offer_id":50799044460802,"sku":"1681177","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71bYZWZipeL.jpg?v=1792397622","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/beneath-the-apple-leaves","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}