A People at the Source of a River
Published on 7. February 2020
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5255-5312-7 (ISBN)
Description
In 1933, a young Jewish family leaves an increasingly tense Germany for New York. Eager to make a place for his family in America, Henrich Schwartz purchases a large acreage in Washington State with plans to plant an apple orchard. With his wife, Anna, and young sons, Hans and Gustav, Heinrich begins to build a legacy in the rich valley of Wenatchee and is fuelled not only by his ambition but also the grief of having left his aging parents behind. As his orchard grows, so does his family and the community around him. Hans trains as a doctor and fathers little Gerhardt, while Gustav commits to the family business and marries. But when a tragic accident threatens to dismantle the family legacy, a secret is buried and changes the fate of the family forever.
A People at the Source of a River tells the story of three generations of the Swartz family, capturing a complex portrayal of how people's experiences, personalities, values, successes, and failures translate through the years and into future generations.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5255-5312-7 (9781525553127)
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Myrna Brown is the author of five previous books: The Chair Beside the Bed, A People at the Source of a River, Side Effects, A Season of Mists, and Of Unseen Things Above.
Brown was born in Cathlamet, Washington, and spent many years living and working in Burkina Faso, French West Africa. She was the coordinator of alumni affairs for her alma mater, business manager for a newspaper, writer-editor for the US Air Force at the Pentagon, and both a hospital and hospice nurse.
Brown is the mother of three daughters, one of whom is deceased. She retired to Wilmington, North Carolina, with her husband, Denis Brown, now deceased. There she began her writing career, and her life's essence is captured in many of her stories. Brown currently lives near family in San Diego, California.