The Roots of the Olive Tree, (Paperback)

from ForeignCircus

This book about five generations of female family members who share a common trait- extraordinary health and longevity. They also share a complicated history and a host of secrets, and not all are delighted that a scientific researcher wants to learn more about them. I found this book slow going ...

from melaniehope

This was a very good story about 5 generations of women all living together on an olive grove in California. The oldest is Anna who is 112. At first it was a little bit confusing to keep all the names straight and who was whose grandmother, mother, daughter,etc. Each woman has an interesting back...

from mckait

The Roots of the Olive Tree: A Novel was quite a story! Imagine 5 generations of women living together in one home. the oldest woman, Anna is well over one hundred years old, but is strong and well in mind and body. The same can be said of Anna's daughter, her granddaughter, and so on. They lived...

from ChristineEllei

Anna Keller at 112 years old is determined to survive and be the oldest living person on record. She is the matriarch of five generations of women living at Hill House, an olive plantation in Northern California. Erin, the youngest of the Hill House women, returns from overseas with a geneticist ...

from Quiltinfun06

Definitely needs work, with a bit of tweaking this could have been a very good novel. The Roots of the Olive Tree follow a family of 5 generations who live on an olive grove that their ancestors began from roots of trees in Australia. As the tale unfolds, each family member's history and secrets ...