{"product_id":"the-cherry-harvest-paperback","title":"The Cherry Harvest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucy Sanna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memorable coming-of-age story and love story, laced with suspense, which explores a hidden side of the home front during World War II, when German POWs were put to work in a Wisconsin farm community . . . with dark and unexpected consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war has taken a toll on the Christiansen family. With food rationed and money scarce, Charlotte struggles to keep her family well fed. Her teenage daughter, Kate, raises rabbits to earn money for college and dreams of becoming a writer. Her husband, Thomas, struggles to keep the farm going while their son, and most of the other local men, are fighting in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their upcoming cherry harvest is threatened, strong-willed Charlotte helps persuade local authorities to allow German war prisoners from a nearby camp to pick the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Thomas befriends one of the prisoners, a teacher named Karl, and invites him to tutor Kate, the implications of Charlotte's decision become apparent--especially when she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Karl. So busy are they with the prisoners that Charlotte and Thomas fail to see that Kate is becoming a young woman, with dreams and temptations of her own--including a secret romance with the son of a wealthy, war-profiteering senator. And when their beloved Ben returns home, bitter and injured, bearing an intense hatred of Germans, Charlotte's secrets threaten to explode their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At times romantic, scheming, heartbreaking, and tragic, Lucy Sanna's fiction debut takes us to an America only just receding from memory. It is a time of war, love, and passion, and in Sanna's hands it all becomes undeniably and vividly alive.\"--Christian Kiefer, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Animals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tale that will stay with you always.\"--Antoinette May, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Well\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePilate's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1944 in Door County, Wisconsin, where even the lush cherry orchards and green lakeside farms can't escape the ravages of war. With food rationed and money scarce, the Christiansen family struggles to hold on. The family's teenage daughter, Kate, raises rabbits to save money for college, while her mother, Charlotte, barters what she can to make ends meet. Charlotte's husband, Thomas, strives to keep the orchard going while their son--along with most of the other able-bodied men--is fighting overseas. With the upcoming harvest threatened by the labor shortage, strong-willed Charlotte helps persuade local authorities to allow German war prisoners from a nearby POW camp to pick the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Thomas befriends one of the prisoners, a math teacher named Karl, and invites him to tutor Kate, both Charlotte and Kate are swept into a world where love, duty, and honor are not as clear-cut as they might have believed. Charlotte and Thomas fail to see that Kate is becoming a young woman, with dreams and temptations of her own. And when their beloved son, Ben, returns from the battlefield, wounded and bitter, the secrets they've all been keeping threaten to explode their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful novel and a reminder that war touches every family. . . . Haunting.\"--Amy Smith, author of \u003cem\u003eAll Roads Lead to Austen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--San Jose Mercury News\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At times romantic, scheming, heartbreaking, and tragic, Lucy Sanna's fiction debut takes us to an America only just receding from memory. It is a time of war, love, and passion, and in Sanna's hands it all becomes undeniably and vividly alive.\"--Christian Kiefer, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Animals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tale that will stay with you always.\"--Antoinette May, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Well\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePilate's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1944 in Door County, Wisconsin, where even the lush cherry orchards and green lakeside farms can't escape the ravages of war. With food rationed and money scarce, the Christiansen family struggles to hold on. The family's teenage daughter, Kate, raises rabbits to save money for college, while her mother, Charlotte, barters what she can to make ends meet. Charlotte's husband, Thomas, strives to keep the orchard going while their son--along with most of the other able-bodied men--is fighting overseas. With the upcoming harvest threatened by the labor shortage, strong-willed Charlotte helps persuade local authorities to allow German war prisoners from a nearby POW camp to pick the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Thomas befriends one of the prisoners, a math teacher named Karl, and invites him to tutor Kate, both Charlotte and Kate are swept into a world where love, duty, and honor are not as clear-cut as they might have believed. Charlotte and Thomas fail to see that Kate is becoming a young woman, with dreams and temptations of her own. And when their beloved son, Ben, returns from the battlefield, wounded and bitter, the secrets they've all been keeping threaten to explode their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful novel and a reminder that war touches every family. . . . 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