{"product_id":"the-peach-keeper-9780553385601","title":"The Peach Keeper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \" Sarah Addison Allen] juggles small-town history and mystical thriller, character development and eerie magical realism in a fine Southern gothic drama.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam--built by Willa's great-great-grandfather and once the finest home in Walls of Water, North Carolina--has stood for years as a monument to misfortune and scandal. Willa has lately learned that an old classmate--socialite Paxton Osgood--has restored the house to its former glory, with plans to turn it into a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton is found buried beneath the property's lone peach tree, long-kept secrets come to light, accompanied by a spate of strange occurrences throughout the town. Thrust together in an unlikely friendship, united by a full-blooded mystery, Willa and Paxton must confront the passions and betrayals that once bound their families--and uncover the truths that have transcended time to touch the hearts of the living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Peach Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Secrets are ready to be uncovered. . . . Allen masterfully weaves a Southern world of believable characters and keeps readers flipping pages with this dreamy one-nighter.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this delectable, read-in-one-sitting treasure, Allen once again demonstrates her astonishing ability to believably blur the lines between the magical and the mundane.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Peppered with Allen's trademark Southern charm . . . a must-read for fans of Alice Hoffman.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Immensely readable . . . pulses with sensual details.\"\u003cb\u003e--The Denver Post\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sarah Addison Allen writes the kind of books I love best: rich, magical, irresistible.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Addison Allen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Chased the Moon, Garden Spells, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar Queen. \u003c\/i\u003eShe was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626022506770,"sku":"9780553385601","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db9e57e6-35b5-4491-906d-793d92f6198f.jpg?v=1732647009","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-peach-keeper-9780553385601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}