The Forgetting Tree: A Novel [signed] [first edition]

From Tatjana Soli, The New York Times bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, comes a breathtaking novel of a California ranching family, its complicated matriarch, and the enigmatic caretaker who may destroy them When Claire Nagy marries Forster Baumsarg, the only son of prominent California citrus ranchers, she knows she€™s consenting to a life of hard work, long days, and worry-fraught nights. But her love for Forster is so strong, she turns away from her literary education and embraces the life of the ranch, succumbing to its intoxicating rhythms and bounty until her love of the land becomes a part of her. Not even the tragic, senseless death of her son Joshua at kidnappers€™ hands, her alienation from her two daughters, or the dissolution of her once-devoted marriage can pull her from the ranch she€™s devoted her life to preserving. But despite having survived the most terrible of tragedies, Claire is a