Praise for At the Edge of the Orchard:
Chevaliers prose is by turns muscular, raw and sumptuous a delight INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Chevalier has carved out a middle-point between writing literary fiction and its page-turning, commercial counterpart and this book will serve both those audiences INDEPENDENT
A rollicking yarn of 19-century America THE TIMES
A densely packed tale of fruit, roots, family and hardship FINANCIAL TIMES
A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it Joanne Harris
A stunning read GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
A kind of arboreal love song an absorbing depiction of the harshness of pioneer life and the impossibility of escaping familial ties MAIL ON SUNDAY
Dark, brutal, moving, powerful Jane Harris
Powerfully realised [ A] fine novel DAILY MAIL
Its her best since Girl with a Pearl Earring, telling the story both of America and a pioneer family with acuity, freshness and zest. I was captivated by it Amanda Craig
Tracy Chevalier serves up a rollicking yarn of 19th-century America. What Deborah Moggach did for tulips, Chevalier may well do for apples THE TIMES
This novel of raw beauty touches themes Chevalier explored in her novel, The Last Runaway. Its a richly rewarding read EXPRESS
With Chevaliers excellent storytelling ability and gift for creating memorable characters, this novel paints a vivid picture of the hard and rough-hewn life of American pioneers on their Westward journey STARRED LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW
Wonderful descriptions of apple grafting and plant-hunting in a 19th century New World America. Chevalier weaves an enthralling, feverish narrative through a backdrop of exploratory horticulture TOAST
