
Wild Apples
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Narrated by:
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Danielle Cormack
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By:
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Minnie Darke
About this listen
Jane Bancroft has returned to Lovett, Tasmania after 20 years away, minus one ex-husband but plus one outraged teenage daughter. Life in the city – life in general – hasn’t quite panned out as she would have liked. With her mother unwell, now seems as good a time as any to come back to where it all began, and perhaps even start a new life here in the heart of Tasmanian apple country. But the legacy of Jane's wild apple youth has not been forgotten by small-town Lovett and her homecoming is haunted by past tragedy.
Jane’s not the only child of Lovett returning home. Drew Pascoe, one-time scrawny kid working the pub kitchens, now handsome celebrity chef, is also back in town and looking to re-establish his roots. With the blessing of the locals and in an effort to reinvigorate tourism to Lovett, Drew has restored the old homestead Valleyfield, and plans to televise its opening as Tasmania’s hottest new dining destination. He knows a key ingredient to success is a unique homegrown flavour: Jane's mother Thea, crowned Apple Queen of Lovett and the cantankerous guardian of the legendary recipe for apple snow. But the charm offensive he’s launched on Thea is not the only reason he's keen to spend quite so much time with Jane.
Between her mother's bitterness, her daughter's escapades and the struggle to rebuild a her life, helping Lovett’s new golden boy with his grand plans are not Jane's priority. But Drew's enchanting persistence is making Jane realise that mending old wounds and a homegrown romance may in fact be the only way to start a fresh new chapter.
©2023 Minnie Darke (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.Jane has become introverted, partly because of her relationship with her mother and daughter, and partly because of events that occurred 20 years earlier.
Enter Drew: a local boy made good as a celebrity chef. He has bought Jane and Thea’s old homestead and is renovating it to become a local drawcard. Drew pursues Jane; Jane resists, but not indefinitely. Thea is suffering and is perpetually angry at Jane and Scarlet, but Drew wins her over. Scarlet provides dramatic content.
There are many fine passages in this book, climaxing with Thea’s epiphany delivered from her hospital bed. Any further information would create spoilers. I highly recommend this audiobook, as well as all of Minnie Darke’s printed works.
From Misfortune Comes Deliverance
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Perfect Pick!
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Captivating
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The descriptive side of the story was wonderful.
The narrator did a fabulous job giving the story life. Her voice was wonderful to listen to, her flow and her Australian accent made it easy to appreciate, Aussie fan here. I’ll be looking for more stories from her.
Being a free book with out subscription made me listen, I will definitely be looking for more from this author and narrator.
Apple grove, Love !!
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Great story about mother and daughter issues
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Wild apples
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Light listening
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Simple and Heartwarming
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Enjoyed it
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Thanks easy listening book.
Well written well narrative. Easy listen with house chores will listening
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