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At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier follows the Goodenough family, pioneers in the harsh Black Swamp of Ohio, as they struggle to farm and claim their land by planting apple trees in the 1830s, with James loving eating apples and Sadie preferring to make applejack. Their constant arguments and the swamp's deadly "fever" (malaria) tear the family apart, especially their youngest, Robert, who flees west to California during the Gold Rush, haunted by the family's turmoil. The story shifts to Robert's life among giant sequoias, where he tries to escape his past, only to have it catch up, forcing him to confront the broken family and violent events he left behind.
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