The Apple Diary, Gerri Hill
The Apple Diary, Gerri Hill
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The Apple Diary

Author: Gerri Hill

Narrator: Abby Craden

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/19/2023

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance


Synopsis

After the death of her grandmother, reluctant heiress Madilyn Marak agrees to stay with her grandfather at the estate for the summer. There, she finds an old diary hidden in an antique desk in the attic—The Apple Diary—written by her great-grandmother Isabel.

In there, she finds the love story of Isabel and Lorah, along with a photograph of the two young women from 1933. The diary, like the love affair, was short and brief, but rich and vivid enough for her to feel a true bond with the women despite the heartbreaking ending.

She is determined to get Isabel's beloved apple orchard vibrant again. She hires the inexperienced Dylan Hayes, a woman soon to be homeless, to take on the chore of restoring the orchard to its original glory.

The normally quiet and reserved Madilyn finds a new joy in life as she becomes friends with the outgoing and energetic woman who has come to live on the property. As she is transformed from a stoic and passive heiress to a happy and spirited woman, she realizes the similarities of her journey and that of Isabel's.

Like Isabel, is she destined to marry a man she doesn't love? Or will she find the strength that eluded Isabel and follow her heart?

About Gerri Hill

Gerri Hill is the author of many books, including the GCLS Goldie Award winners The Midnight Moon, Devil's Rock, Hell's Highway, Snow Falls, and Partners, as well as the Lambda Award finalist At Seventeen. Gerri lives in south-central Texas, only a few hours from the Gulf Coast, a place that has inspired many of her books. She and her partner, Diane, share their life with two Australian Shepherds-Casey and Cooper-and a couple of furry felines.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Della B

The Apple Diary is a heartwarming romance as only Gerri Hill can offer. She gives us Madilyn Marak, the daughter of a wealthy family who is seeking purpose in her role as the responsible one. There is also Dylan Hayes who is burying her last known relative as she looks for a job and a roof over her......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

4.5⭐️ A wonderful, heartwarming, and sweet romance by one of my favorite authors, Gerri Hill. The setting, on a family estate with an orchard, is beautifully, and vividly described. I could imagine strolling through the orchard with Madilyn and Dylan, enjoying the view, or sitting on the bridge. Gerri......more

The Apple Diary was my first book by author Gerri Hill and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I listened to the audiobook that was very well narrated by Abby Cranden. The Apple Diary took place in Pennsylvania on a massive family estate. The Marak family had owned and lived on the......more

Goodreads review by Leah

"The Apple Diary" is a sweet and heartwarming romance. This isn’t one of Hill’s scary or thriller reads, it’s pure romance from beginning to end. There are actually two romances featured. Madilyn is at her grandfather’s estate after the death of her grandmother. She’s asked to stay a while and in th......more