The bestseller that has captivated readers across Europe, The Taste of Apple Seeds is both an enchanting story of first love and a heartbreaking journey through loss.
For Iris, childhood memories are of long, hot summers spent playing with her cousin in their grandmother's enchanted garden. But Iris is now a young woman and her grandmother, after a long battle with dementia, is now dead. When she returns to the small village for her grandmother's funeral, Iris learns that she has not only inherited the old house and garden, she has also inherited her family's darkest secrets...
"This melancholy novel about lifting the layers of history is packed with gorgeous imagery and undertones of buried secrets... Sultry, tragic and intensely atmospheric " - The Times
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Beautifully phrased, artful and sometimes ingenious... The Taste of Apple Seeds is atmospheric and sensual
" - Independent
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It's easy to see why this riveting gothic saga spent two years on the German bestseller list
" - Saga Magazine
"First love, family secrets and the pain of loss are at the heart of this enchanting read" - Good Housekeeping
"A tale of perfect unity about three generations of very different women whose lives are intimately connected" - Le Monde
