{"product_id":"the-taste-of-apple-seeds-a-novel-isbn-9780062293473","title":"The Taste of Apple Seeds: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eShimmering with the incandescence and irresistible magic of the novels of Alice Hoffman, Joanne Harris, and Aimee Bender, Katharina Hagena's smash international bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Apple Seeds,\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of love and loss that will captivate your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Iris unexpectedly inherits her grandmother's house in the country, she also inherits the painful memories that linger there. Should she keep it or sell it? The choice is not easy, for the cottage is a place of enchantment and sensual mystery where currant jam tastes of tears, blue sparks crackle at the touch of fingertips, love makes apple trees bloom—and dark secrets pulsate in the house's nooks and shadows. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe internationally bestselling tale of love, loss, and memories that run deep\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Iris unexpectedly inherits her grandmother's house in the country, she also inherits the painful memories that live there. Iris gives herself a one-week stay at the old house, after which she'll make a decision: keep it or sell it. The choice is not so simple, though, for her grandmother's cottage is an enchanting place, where currant jam tastes of tears, sparks fly from fingertips, love's embrace makes apple trees blossom, and the darkest family secrets never stay buried. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Taste of Apple Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e is a pure masterpiece. Germany has had a triumph with the debut of this unknown author last year. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Nouvel Observateur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the lines, you smell the odor “of apples and old stones”...You eat her apple entirely, even with the apple seeds. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle (FR)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrespassing from emotion to tenderness, from laughing to tragedy. Katharina Hagena retraces subtly the destiny of each of her characters who are all related to each other. In a fluid and delicate writing style she intertwines remembering and forgiving, a moving story. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes Bibliographiques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully phrased, artful and sometimes ingenious...\u003ci\u003eThe Taste of Apple Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e is atmospheric and sensual...Hagena ingrains the creaking old house--and the book--with melancholy; every word, every place is weighted with memories. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHagena’s sensitivity and attention to detail, and a narrator whose honesty and comical clumsiness keep the story light and engaging, have universal appeal. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunderland Echo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is an enchantment about this book which is almost like a fable...With seamless flash-backs Katharina Hagena retellst he story of this friendship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallarat Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hagena writes in sensual, poetic prose, bringing a fairy-tale quality to her gothic tale of family secrets and deceits.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[This] almost has a magical feel to it, and many will find it to be extremely moving and thought-provoking. 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