In the Orchard

A novel about womanhood,modern familyand the interior landscape of maternal lifeas seen through the life of a young wife and mother on a single day. At nightMaisie Moore dreams that her life is perfect: the looming mortgages and credit card debt have magically vanishedand she can raise her four childrenincluding newborn Esmeon an undulating current of maternal blissby turns oceanic and overwhelmingbut awash in awe and wonder. Then she jolts awake andafter checking that her husband and baby are asleep beside herremembers the real-world money problems to be resolved amid the long days of grocery shoppinggymnastics practicesand soccer games. From this momentEliza Minot draws readers into the psyche of the perceptive and warmhearted Maisiewho yearns to understand the world around her and overflows with fierce love for her growing family. Unfolding over the course of a single day in which Maisie and her husband take their children to pick applesIn the Orchard is luminousmasterfully craftedrevelatoryΓÇöa shining exploration of motherhoodchildhoodand love.