The Blossom Festival

By Lawrence Coates

A panoramic chronicle of rural life in the Santa Clara Valley during the decades before World War II. Against the backdrop of millions of fruit trees, the personal dramas of a cast of characters... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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

"The Master of Monterey" is coming in April 2004. You can pre-order it now.

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 It is niether exciting nor sad, but un-put-down-ably interesting in its characterization, historical content and detail.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!