The Roots of the Olive Tree

An extraordinary new voice in contemporary womanamp;#8217;s fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blakeamp;#8217;s The Postmistress, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah. Set in a house on an olive grove in northern California, The Roots of the Olive Tree is a beautiful, touching story that brings to life five generations of womenamp;#8212;including an unforgettable 112 year-old matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity recordsamp;#8212;the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together.