The Priest Fainted
“Davidson has created an admirable, appealing heroine, a kind of female Odysseus who must survive the dangers and beauties of a foreign place that happens to be her ancestral homeland.” The New York Times Book Review
“The Priest Fainted is a rich exploration of the power of story-telling…Her very writing itself is a secret recipe - codified, set down and passed on to the next generation to nourish them.” San Francisco Chronicle
The Orchard
Lisa’s grandfather is turning 100, and her family is gathering to celebrate in a sprawling southern Californian apricot orchard. The orchard is both the heart of their family and a reminder of its past.
Like many immigrants to America, Joe and his wife, Anna, fled their home country in one of the horrific ethnic cleansings of the twentieth century. Forced out of Turkey because they were Greek, they arrived in the New World full of hope. A piece of land with a thriving orchard gave a new beginning to a new American family.