The Peach Seed
  • Published:
    Aug-2023 (Hardcover)
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    Print / eBook / Audio
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    480
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Fletcher Dukes and Altovise Benson reunite after decades apart -- and a mountain of secrets -- in this debut exploring the repercussions of a single choice and how an enduring talisman challenges and holds a family together.

On a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent.

Before Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on his thirteenth birthday.

Giving one to Altovise initiated a break in tradition, irrevocably shaping the lives of generations of Dukeses. Recently, Fletcher has made do on his seven acres with his daughter Florida's check-ins, his drop biscuits, and his faithful dog. But as he begins to reckon with long-ago choices, he finds he isn't the only one burdened with unspoken truths.

An indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations.
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    • Aug-2024
    • Henry Holt
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1250872049
    • ISBN13: 9781250872043
    • First Edition
    • Aug-2023
    • Henry Holt
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1250872057
    • ISBN13: 9781250872050
    •  
    • Aug-2023
    • Henry Holt
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1250872065
    • ISBN13: 9781250872067
    •  
    • Aug-2023
    • Henry Holt and Co.
    • eBook (Kindle)



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