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The Peach Keeper
Overview
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - " Sarah Addison Allen] juggles small-town history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama."--Publishers Weekly
It'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. Praise for The Peach Keeper "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."--Southern Literary Review "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."--Booklist "Peppered with Allen's trademark Southern charm . . . a must-read for fans of Alice Hoffman."--Library Journal "Immensely readable . . . pulses with sensual details."--The Denver Post "Sarah Addison Allen writes the kind of books I love best: rich, magical, irresistible."--New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth PhillipsCustomers Also Bought

Details
- ISBN-13: 9780553385601
- ISBN-10: 0553385607
- Publisher: Bantam
- Publish Date: January 2012
- Dimensions: 8.14 x 5.55 x 0.67 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.51 pounds
- Page Count: 304
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