"Like Bastard Out of Carolina, ffitch''s electrifying debut novel is a paean to independence and a protest against the materialism of our age." -O: The Oprah Magazine
"Delightfully raucous." -Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
Helen arrives in Appalachian Ohio full of love and her boyfriend-s ideas for living off the land. Too soon, with winter coming, he calls it quits. Helped by Rudy-her government-questioning, wisdom-spouting, seasonal-affective-disordered boss-and a neighbor couple, Helen makes it to spring. Those neighbors, Karen and Lily, are awaiting the arrival of their first child, a boy, which means their time at the Women-s Land Trust must end.
So Helen invites the new family to throw in with her-they-ll split the work and the food, build a house, and make a life that sustains them, if barely, for years. Then young Perley decides he wants to go to school. And Rudy sets up a fruit-tree nursery on the pipeline
