Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm

by David M. Masumoto

Overview

A lyrical, sensuous and thoroughly engrossing memoir of one critical year in the life of an organic peach farmer, Epitaph for a Peach is "a delightful narrative . . . with poetic flair and a sense of humor" (Library Journal). Line drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062510259
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/26/1996
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.58(d)

Editorial Reviews

Charming.” — Gourmet

“[Masumoto is] a poet of farming and peaches.” — New York Times Book Review

“[A] wonderful writer...[Masumoto] uses his farm as Thoreau did his.” — Los Angeles Times

“A peach of a book.” — Publishers Weekly

“. . . lyrical . . .enough to make a peach lover drool and also weep...[A] charming tale.” — Atlantic Monthly

“[Masumotos is] a poet of farming and peaches.” — New York Times

“[A] beautifully written book.” — Eating Well

“What a gentle voice! . . .[It] feels like a breeze, or like fog on your skin.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Earthy, gentle, and sensuous. Mas Masumoto has a nice touch and charming perspective.” — Kirkus Reviews

“With poetic flair and a sense of humor, Masumoto offers. . . the joys and frustrations of raising peaches.” — Library Journal

From the Publisher

[Masumotos is] a poet of farming and peaches.

New York Times

What a gentle voice! . . .[It] feels like a breeze, or like fog on your skin.

Los Angeles Times Book Review

. . . lyrical . . .enough to make a peach lover drool and also weep...[A] charming tale.

Atlantic Monthly

Charming.

Gourmet

[A] wonderful writer...[Masumoto] uses his farm as Thoreau did his.

|Los Angeles Times

[Masumoto is] a poet of farming and peaches.

New York Times Book Review

[A] beautifully written book.

Eating Well

[A] wonderful writer...[Masumoto] uses his farm as Thoreau did his.

Los Angeles Times

What a gentle voice! . . .[It] feels like a breeze, or like fog on your skin.

Los Angeles Times Book Review

Charming.

Gourmet

Lyrical…an important book.
—Maxine Kumin,New York Times Book Review

Maxine Kumin