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    Leaves: The Gold Family Book 1
    Leaves: The Gold Family Book 1
    Leaves: The Gold Family Book 1
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    Leaves: The Gold Family Book 1

    By Lou Aronica

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    Welcome to Oldham, CT, a small town rich in Colonial heritage while being utterly contemporary. Situated along the Connecticut River Valley, Oldham bursts with color every fall, as the leaves on its trees evolve into an unmatched palette of scarlet, orange, purple, yellow, and bronze. For more than three decades, the Gold family has been a central part of Oldham in the fall, its Sugar Maple Inn a destination for “leaf-peepers” from all over the country, and its annual Halloween party a stirring way to punctuate the town’s most active month.But this year, more than just the leaves are changing. With the death of their parents, the Gold siblings, Maria, Maxwell, Deborah, Corrina, and Tyler, have decided to sell the Sugar Maple Inn, and this year’s Halloween party will be the last. As October begins, the Golds contend with the finality that faces them, and the implications it has for a family that has always been so close. For some, it means embracing new challenges and new love. For others, it means taking on unimagined roles. And for others, it means considering the inconceivable. Complicating it all is a series of “hauntings” that touch each of the Gold siblings, a series of benign interventions that will remain a mystery until October draws to a close.Filled with romance, tension, and unforgettable family drama, Leaves is the first in a series of novels about a world and a family that readers will want to make their own.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFiction Studio Books
    Release dateOct 8, 1126
    ISBN9781943486694
    Leaves: The Gold Family Book 1
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    Lou Aronica

    Lou Aronica has coauthored multiple New York Times bestsellers, including The Element and Finding Your Element. His other titles include the USA Today bestseller The Forever Year and national bestsellers When You Went Away, The Journey Home, Anything, and Blue. A long-time publishing industry veteran, Aronica is the cofounder of The Story Plant and a past president of Novelists, Inc. He is a father of four and lives with his wife in southern Connecticut.

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    • 4/5
      This was the first book that i've read by Michael Baron and I simply adore it. I'm so sad that it ended and can't wait to read more from the Gold family.Written with simplicity and in a charming way, Michael Baron keeps you envolved in this wonderful story about a family that's struggling with life. It's a pleasure to read and it will touch you deeply.
    • 5/5
      Leaves by Lou Aronica Foliage of autumn leaves along Connecticut, breathtaking!That and other things made me want to read this book as I love being able to see the colors now and love the scenery.The siblings sat around the kitchen table to discuss plans for the annual tradition. No spouses or children, just the immediate family. Everyone would have a job to fulfill.The Sugar Maple Inn had a yearly October Halloween open Inn event that both Bethany and Joseph Gold had taken special pleasure in bringing to the community. Now that they were gone the children were going to make sure it continued this year before the Inn was sold. Love the references to the musical artists that I still follow.Each of the children have their own lives and are at various stages of relationships and some have children of varying ages.Love the photography and culinary skills.Love how she experiments with herbs and spices to perfection.The book is very detailed, descriptive enough and warm and welcoming that I feel a part of the family. Many of the events that do take place I've lived through myself so I know the pain and sorrow and joy and happiness.Love how some things that occur bring up memories of the past, the siblings getting along and being a family.Even though there are a lot of characters in this book they are very easy to keep track of and I love how the chapters are set up. Nothing in confusing in this book.First you start out just meeting them and as time goes on you discover the relationship problems they are having, sometimes it's just the kids problems.Love how the brothers and sisters can just drop in on another sibling and talk about their problems. One thing I do when I find a new author to read and like what I'm reading is to go visit their site, which I did and I can't wait to find the other books he's written so I can read them as well. This book also includes a chapter of Micheal's other works.Happy to learn this is one of a series, oh sweet!
    • 5/5
      Leaves tells the story of the Gold siblings who own the Sugar Maple Inn in Oldham, CT. The siblings, Maria, Maxwell, Deborah, Corrina and Tyler have decided that the inn is not the same as when their parents were alive. They have decided to sell the Inn and they will be having one more Halloween party at the inn. This party is the main premise of the story but it is also about each of the siblings and their respective family's. Oldham Connecticut draws 'peepers'(tourists) each fall for the beautiful colors that the area is famous for. Tyler is a photographer and he captures these colorful works of nature. I loved all the characters and their stories. This is a fast read and the author has a way of pulling you right into the lives of these five siblings. A bittersweet story filled with romance, new beginnings and the family dynamics that all of us can understand. Do they always get along? Do the siblings understand each other? Can love overcome grief? I sure hope so and I am eager to find out in the next installment of the Gold family. I give it 5 stars! Get your copy, you won't be disappointed.
    • 5/5
      Leaving a place is hard if it’s always been your home and the Gold siblings weren’t any different. They have grown up in the Sugar Maple Inn in Connecticut but things were different now: Mom and Dad were both gone and each child has their own interests, yearnings and thoughts. The place had been sold and it was time for the final Sugar Maple Inn Halloween Party – a tradition started by their mother many years ago.This wonderful blend of irony, love and humor is one of my favorite books this year. The characters are so typical of a family: the Politician, the musician and the rest. They bicker, the love each other deeply (although it doesn’t always seem like it) and the band together one last time to make it work.This is the first Michael Baron book I’ve read – the good news it this is the first books featuring the Gold family but not the last. The ending leaves you wanting to know what happened and that’s just screaming for several sequels. Yippee! He’s writing them! Please support this book, it’s a finely written family history with unforgettable characters

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