Large print book
Where lilacs still bloom
Call Number
- LARGE TYPE FICTION KIRK (OSH)
Edition
Large print ed.
Publication Information
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012.
Physical Description
383 p. (large print ed.) : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Summary
"German immigrant and farm wife Hulda Klager possesses only an eighth-grade education and a burning desire to create something beautiful. What begins as a hobby to create an easy-peeling apple for her pies becomes Hulda's driving purpose: a time-consuming interest in plant hybridization that puts her at odds with family and community, as she challenges the early twentieth-century expectations for a simple housewife. Through the years, seasonal floods continually threaten to erase her Woodland, Washington garden and a series of family tragedies cause even Hulda to question her focus. In a time of practicality, can one person's simple gifts of beauty make a difference?" -- Cover verso.
Notes
Based on the real life of Hulda Klager.