An exquisite, poignant memoir of a young woman's spirited struggle to save her New England apple farm in the depths of the Depression. The Orchard, recently discovered by the author's daughter, tells the story of Adele "Kitty" Robertson--young, unmarried, and unprepared by her Radcliffe education for the rigors of apple farming in those bitter times.
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An exquisite, poignant memoir of a young woman's spirited struggle to save her New England apple farm in the depths of the Depression. The Orchard, recently discovered by the author's daughter, tells the story of Adele "Kitty" Robertson--young, unmarried, and unprepared by her Radcliffe education for the rigors of apple farming in those bitter times.
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A good read about the times ( the first depression). I would have liked more details about the growing techniches ofthe day, but, this is a memoir and not a production diary. It ends understandably abruptly. Her daughter did well to put this together as she did.
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Jun 10, 2008
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I first bought a copy of the memoir 'The Orchard' on a whim, about 10 years ago. It has become my very favourite of many books on the shelves, the most re-read and given as a gift (5 copies!). It is the character and strength of Adele thay makes it such a special read for me and sticks in my head once read. Her circumstances are set in the tough depression years when she would have had much to overcome, moreso since she was working alone to save the family orchard from foreclosure - a struggle that seemed too much work for 1 person but not enough income to make it with more. So she struggled on through the seasons, dealing with machinery breakdowns, weather, tended & harvested and made true friends along the way. I am grateful that Adele's daughter, Betsy, came across the manuscript years after it had been written, and has offered to share it with us. I have worked on layouts for many memoirs in the past 7 years, this one is still my number 1 read. I will likely buy a few more to give yet...