The Orchardist’s Daughter

Set in the old-growth eucalypt forests and vast rugged mountains of southern Tasmania, The Orchardist's Daughter is an uplifting story about friendship, resilience and finding the courage to break free. Learn more: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/popular-fiction/The-Orchardists-Daughter-Karen-Viggers-9781760630584

Review of The Orchardist’s Daughter by Matthew Da Silva - The Happy Antipodean

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Sixteen-year old Mikaela has grown up isolated and home-schooled on an apple orchard in southeastern Tasmania, until an unexpected event shatters her family. Eighteen months later, she and her older brother Kurt are running a small business in a timber town. Miki longs to make connections and spend more time in her beloved forest, but she is kept a virtual prisoner by Kurt, who leads a secret life of his own.

When Miki meets Leon, another outsider, things slowly begin to change. But the power to stand up for yourself must come from within. And Miki has to fight to uncover the truth of her past and discover her strength and spirit.

Set in the old-growth eucalypt forests and vast rugged mountains of southern Tasmania, The Orchardist’s Daughter is an uplifting story about friendship, resilience and finding the courage to break free.

Australian Author Karen Viggers discusses her new novel The Orchardist's Daughter on Paris Live with RFI's Ollia Horton. Set in the wild spaces of Tasmania, the book's characters face a range of issues from isolation, overcoming hardship, making friends and protecting the environment.