The Seed Woman, Petra DurstBenning
The Seed Woman, Petra DurstBenning
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The Seed Woman

Author: Petra Durst-Benning, Edwin Miles

Narrator: Kristin Watson Heintz

Unabridged: 14 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/10/2017

Synopsis

From bestselling author Petra Durst-Benning comes a sweeping emotional story of courage, triumph, and love against all odds in nineteenth-century Germany.After a long and trying journey from her home, Hannah arrives at a charming village nestled in the foothills of the Swabian Mountains, eager to find Helmut Kerner, a traveling seed merchant she loved and lost. Enchanted by the glorious wildflowers and thriving harvests stretching as far as the eye can see, Hannah feels less like an outsider with each passing hour, until she meets Seraphine, an ethereally beautiful dreamer engaged to be married to Helmut, the father of Hannah’s unborn child.Desperate to win back Helmut’s affections, Hannah gets to work and quickly discovers a passion for the seed trade, and with every change of season comes a change of heart. Can Hannah and Seraphine put aside their differences to find a way to work together, or will Hannah and her child be forced to leave this place she has come to love?

About Petra Durst-Benning

Petra Durst-Benning is one of Germany’s most successful and prominent authors. For more than twenty years, her books have invited readers along on adventures with courageous female characters, through rich and engaging detail. Petra has written more than a dozen historical novels, many of which have gone on to be bestsellers and be adapted for television. She’s enjoyed immense international success and has developed a loyal following of fans. She lives with her husband in Stuttgart, Germany.Edwin Miles has been translating in the film, television, and literary fields since 2002. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he completed his MFA in fiction writing at the University of Oregon in 1995. While there, he spent a year working as a fiction editor on the literary magazine Northwest Review. In 1996, he was short-listed for the prestigious Australian/Vogel Award for a collection of short stories. After many years of living and working in Australia, Japan, and the United States, he now resides in Cologne, Germany, with his wife, Dagmar, and their two very clever children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna on November 07, 2017

Horrible book, bad ending..very disappointed I tried and tried to get into this book. I have followed the author with the other books & loved every one of them. This was good on only one thing the historical and descriptive views. Other than that it’s about a vindictive woman who basically takes up......more

Goodreads review by Tina on November 04, 2017

So. I'm giving this 5 stars, because Petra Durst-Benning is an exceptional writer and storyteller. Because the story was so damned intriguing, frustrating, and a roller coaster of a read. She weaves the story so well, there are no seams showing. HOWEVER, I had a VERY difficult time liking and tolerat......more

Goodreads review by Heather on March 18, 2018

This book did not hold up to the others I’ve read by this author. I struggled to feel connected to the characters at all.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 26, 2019

I have really been enjoying this two book series. It is a story about merchants who live in a town that trades and sells seeds to designated territories in mid-19th century Europe. The seed traders collect seeds of crops and flowers and then provide them to customers in their territory. The story is......more

Goodreads review by Paula Spencer on January 31, 2018

Yet another corker from Petra. This is my 7th book by Petra that I have read. They have been read consecutively because after starting the first, I have been hooked by her style of writing. The topics she chooses all centre around strong independent women. They are however not boringly the same, they......more

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