The Blossom Festival

By Lawrence Coates

The Blossom Festival chronicles rural life in the Santa Clara Valley during the decades leading up to World War II. Against the lush backdrop of millions of fruit trees unfold the personal dramas of a fascinating cast of characters. This leisurely read explores the complex relationships between parents and children in the context of a rich California region bent on replacing agriculture with computer chips to become Silicon Valley.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087417337X
• ISBN13: 9780874173376
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Another book on the way from this author

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Western States Arts Foundation Book Award Winner

This book has won the fiction category for the year 2000.

Pleasant Reading

I thought the author did a wonderful job of developing his characters. My only dissapointment is that the ending felt a bit rushed, especially given the thorough treatment of events throughout the rest of the novel.

incredibly well written, original.

Reading The Blossom Festival is almost meditative. It is niether exciting nor sad, but un-put-down-ably interesting in its characterization, historical content and detail. L. Coates is a remarkable technician.

Loved It!

I enjoyed this book so much! Couldn't put it down. I felt like I completely understood the characters, feeling the emotions right along with them. Anxiously awaiting another Lawrence Coates novel!