The Taste of Apple Seeds, (Paperback)

from Quiltinfun06

I really enjoyed this magical novel about the power of love. Iris has just inherited her grandmothers house. She's also inherited it's secrets. What she discovers about her family and herself along the way changes her life. Sometimes the translation was confusing but the story was strong enough t...

from Beamis12

When Iris returns home for her grandmothers funeral she is amazed to discover that she has been left the house, even though her mother and two sisters are still alive. Staying at the house, trying to decide if she wants to keep it, she is assailed by the memories of the summers she spent there. A...

from crsini

*i received this book via GoodReads giveaway. Thanks to those that made it happen!*The first point i need to make is that it is obvious that translator Jamie Bulloch did a fantastic job. The author's vivid prose translates seamlessly from German to English.i found this story captivating. It manag...

from BrokenTeepee

This story intrigued me for a number of reasons but mostly for the tale of so many generations of women and the house that held them. I entered into it without expectation and it was only after I'd read it that I learned of its popularity in Germany. It's not a straightforward story - it meanders...

from WillowOne

Iris inherits her grandmother's house after her death. For many years her grandmother lost her cognitive ability to dementia. The slow decline was hard on the family and her house holds those memories. While Iris is trying to decide whether or not to accept her inheritance she gives herself one w...