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Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard: the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father fails ill, Meredith and Nina find... read more
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Characters edit
- Evan Whitson: The father of Meredith and Nina. The glue that holds the family together.
- Anya Whitson: Mother of Meredith and Nina, the storyteller.
- Meredith Cooper: The oldest daughter of Evan and Anya, the nurturer and responsible one. She is so much like her mother and she doesn't see it. Wife of childhood sweetheart, JeffMom to daughters, Jillian and Maddy
- Nina Whitson: The youngest daughter of Evan and Anya. Nina is a freelance photographer who travels the world rarely settling anywhere for more than a few weeks. She is still trying to find herself.
- Jeff Cooper: Meredith's husband and childhood friend, he knows Meredith's family as well, if not better, than she does. Journalist.
- Sasha: Husband of Vera. Father of Anya and Leo.
- Anya: Daughter of Vera and Sasha.
- Olga: Vera's sister.
- Leo: Son of Vera and Sasha.
- Daniel Flynn: Nina's boyfriend and a world-renowned journalist.
- Daisy: Meredith's right-hand woman at the orchard, she has been with the company for decades and knows the family well.
- Jillian: Granddaughter of Anya and Evan, oldest daughter of Meredith and Jeff.
- Maksim: Vasily Adamovich's son
- Stacey: Waitress in the Russian pub in Alaska
- Maddy: One of Meredith's daughters
- Dr. James Burns: Meredith's husband
- Dr. Burns: Family doctor to Evan and Anya, as well as Meredith's family
- Dr. Vasily Adamovich: Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Alaska
- Sylvie Porter: Add a description of this character.
- Petyr Andreyevich
- Gerald Koontz
- Jeff Hertzberg
- Tom Birchard
- Natalie Danford
- Aunt Dora: Evan's sister
- Dr. Watanabe
- Peter
- Phillip Kiselev
- Galina Ulanova: ballarina in Poland
- Stanley Kunitz
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
On the banks of the mighty Columbia River, in this icy season when every breath became visible, the orchard called Belye Nochi was quiet.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Kristin Hannah (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780312364120
Page Count: 394
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780312364120
Page Count: 394
Awards edit
- #4 on the New York Time's Bestseller List (March 2010)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A4763 W56
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Kristin Hannah: Author's website
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