Where the Avonley Seed Falls
An illustrated novel by Amelia Garretson-Persans
Winner of the 2023 Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Maine Literary Awards for Excellence in Publishing!
Where the Avonley Seed Falls is an illustrated novel that unfolds through the recovered nature writings of Tabitha H. Eldreth, a middle-aged naturalist ostensibly on sabbatical from her university position. As her nature observations develop, so too does the real reason behind her deep isolation in the north woods.
Archival map of the X Preserve, c. 1960
Illustrations from the book by Amelia Garretson-Persans