Summary of At the Edge of the Orchard

Summary of At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier | Includes Analysis Preview: At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier tells the story of the Goodenough family. The year is 1838, and James and Sadie Goodenough are fighting about apple trees again. The couple has lived for nine years in Ohio’s Black Swamp, a dank, moldy, muddy place where it’s difficult to farm and live. When the two arrived from Connecticut, they had to build a cabin and clear the entire plot. James and Sadie are st