This touching novel covers 200 years in the lives of the residents of Blackwell, Massachusetts from its founding by a determined English women who battled the elements and bears. The characters connect, either through direct family connections, friendships, and marriages. Central to the story is the mysterious garden/burial ground on the property of the town founder's home. The garden has existed almost from the beginning of settlers arriving and has mysteriously red soil that soon only grows red flowers and vegetables, even ones that should be green. The town itself goes through many changes including the arrival of Johnny Appleseed who plants the orchard of what would come to be known as Blackwell's None Better apples. There are births and deaths, arrivals and disappearances, ghosts, and the occasional strange happenings. I enjoyed this book better than the other Hoffman novels I've read.
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