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Part 30 — The Winter of the Oak Tree Thirty years had passed since the day we planted the blue cornflowers. The oak tree in our backyard was now so …

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Part 47 — The Girl Who Listened to the Seeds Young Meredith sat on the floor of the seed room for three hours. She did not move. She did not …

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Part sixteen — The Ghosts We Left Behind The autumn leaves began to fall, painting the streets in shades of gold and crimson. Paige settled into middle school with a …

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Part twenty-nine — The Winter of the Matriarch Time moves differently when you are watching someone you love grow old. Ally was eighty-two years old when the winter of her …

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PART FIVE THE FINAL CONFESSION Five years had passed since the day we walked out of the prison into the blinding sunlight. Our son, Leo, was now five years old, …

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PART EIGHT THE FINAL INHERITANCE Ten years had passed since the day we sat around the fire pit and watched the last of our family’s dark history turn to ash. …

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PART ELEVEN THE FINAL ECHO Five years had passed since our fiftieth anniversary celebration on the coastal cliffs. The ocean breeze carried the scent of salt and blooming jasmine through …

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