Wild Apples

By: Minnie Darke

Narrated by: Danielle Cormack

Jane Bancroft has returned to Lovett, Tasmania after 20 years away, minus one ex-husband but plus one outraged teenage daughter. Life in the city – life in general – hasn’t quite panned out as she would have liked. With her mother unwell, now seems as good a time as any to come back to where it all began, and perhaps even start a new life here in the heart of Tasmanian apple country. But the legacy of Jane's wild apple youth has not been forgotten by small-town Lovett and her homecoming is haunted by past tragedy.

Jane’s not the only child of Lovett returning home. Drew Pascoe, one-time scrawny kid working the pub kitchens, now handsome celebrity chef, is also back in town and looking to re-establish his roots. With the blessing of the locals and in an effort to reinvigorate tourism to Lovett, Drew has restored the old homestead Valleyfield, and plans to televise its opening as Tasmania’s hottest new dining destination. He knows a key ingredient to success is a unique homegrown flavour: Jane's mother Thea, crowned Apple Queen of Lovett and the cantankerous guardian of the legendary recipe for apple snow. But the charm offensive he’s launched on Thea is not the only reason he's keen to spend quite so much time with Jane.

Between her mother's bitterness, her daughter's escapades and the struggle to rebuild a her life, helping Lovett’s new golden boy with his grand plans are not Jane's priority. But Drew's enchanting persistence is making Jane realise that mending old wounds and a homegrown romance may in fact be the only way to start a fresh new chapter.

©2023 Minnie Darke (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

An enjoyable listen, a compelling plot and an interesting background context!

Really enjoyed the characters, the way all three generations of women were portrayed and interacted with each other, and the Apple storyline was so charming!

Sweet Story

There were many sweet messages within the story here about mothers and daughters and I appreciated it very much. The narration and storytelling was beautiful 🍎

~xo,
Rach

Excellent Listen

Listened while waiting for next credit.
This was a very enjoyable, straight forward tale. I’ll look at listening to more by this author.
Excellent Narration!

Enjoyable

Definitely keeps the listener wanting to find out what’s coming next… a delightful and favorable ending:-)

The thing about Minnie Darke…

The thing about Minnie Darke is that I never want her books to end. This one is just as lovely as the others. Yes, a romance, but with so much more depth than that. Engrossing! Loved the earthy voice of the narrator too, it was perfect for this story.