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Wild Oranges

Wild Oranges

Hergesheimer, Joseph

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Mystery & ThrillerHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1417934034
ISBN13: 9781417934034
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Wild Oranges is a novel written by Joseph Hergesheimer, first published in 1924. The story follows the life of a young man named John Woolfolk, who inherits a large orange plantation in Florida after the death of his father. John leaves his life in the North to move to the plantation and take over the business, but he soon finds himself embroiled in a dangerous feud with a neighboring family that threatens his livelihood and his life.As John struggles to maintain control of his plantation and fend off the attacks of his enemies, he also becomes entangled in a complicated love triangle with two women: Lee, the daughter of his rival family, and Judith, a wealthy socialite from the North. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and betrayal, as well as the clash of cultures between the North and the South.Hergesheimer's writing is known for its lush descriptions of the natural world, and Wild Oranges is no exception. The novel is filled with vivid depictions of the Florida landscape, from the swamps and forests to the orange groves themselves. The characters are also richly drawn, with complex motivations and emotions that drive the plot forward.Overall, Wild Oranges is a gripping tale of love, revenge, and survival set against the backdrop of the American South in the early 20th century.1922. American novelist Hergesheimer has been called a naturalist writing of the romantic past. He is also the author of short stories, essays, biographies, and the autobiography, From an Old House. The Wild Oranges begins: The ketch drifted into the serene enclosure of the bay as silently as the reflections moving over the mirrorlike surface of the water. Beyond a low arm of land that hid the sea the western sky was a single, clear yellow; farther on the left the pale, incalculably old limbs of cypress, their roots bare, were hung with gathering shadows as delicate as their own faint foliage. The stillness was emphasized by the ceaseless murmur of the waves breaking on the far, seaward bars. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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