{"product_id":"9780553385601","title":"The Peach Keeper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • “[Sarah Addison Allen] juggles small-town history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam—built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather and once the finest home in Walls of Water, North Carolina—has stood for years as a monument to misfortune and scandal. Willa has lately learned that an old classmate—socialite Paxton Osgood—has restored the house to its former glory, with plans to turn it into a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton is found buried beneath the property’s lone peach tree, long-kept secrets come to light, accompanied by a spate of strange occurrences throughout the town. Thrust together in an unlikely friendship, united by a full-blooded mystery, Willa and Paxton must confront the passions and betrayals that once bound their families—and uncover the truths that have transcended time to touch the hearts of the living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Peach Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Secrets are ready to be uncovered. . . . Allen masterfully weaves a Southern world of believable characters and keeps readers flipping pages with this dreamy one-nighter.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“In this delectable, read-in-one-sitting treasure, Allen once again demonstrates her astonishing ability to believably blur the lines between the magical and the mundane.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Peppered with Allen’s trademark Southern charm . . . a must-read for fans of Alice Hoffman.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Immensely readable . . . pulses with sensual details.”\u003cb\u003e—The Denver Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sarah Addison Allen writes the kind of books I love best: rich, magical, irresistible.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Addison Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":58272022626464,"sku":"9780553385601","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b4afa00e-b421-41ed-aea2-6f5e72368e84.jpg?v=1784756511","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780553385601","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}