I thought this was a very good book, Where Wild Peaches Grow, by Cade Bentley, The story is about a family that has been hurt , by each other, 2 sisters, Nona, who feels like she was betrayed, and Julia, who feels like her sister deserted her. Nona comes back home after being gone for several years, surprised by some of the changes that have happened, she was he father's favorite, life had been hard with her gone,
I rely like I was part of the story, Cade Bentley has a good way of telling the story, I will look for more books by this Author.
I was given this book by Net Galley, just to give my honest opinion.

This is a story about two estranged sisters who have very different recollection and perspective on past events in their lives. We also get to realize that the secrets of their parents ended up having such a tremendous effect on the girls, which followed them right up to adulthood. Consequently, the build up to the two sisters seeing each other after 20 years was beautifully achieved by the author.

I do love a good descriptive literary fiction where the writing transports you to the setting in the novel and this is what Where Wild Peaches Grow is! The characters were believable, relatable and developed well. I was rooting for everybody that needed to be rooted for. This is definitely a must-read!

Special thanks to the author, publisher, & @netgalley for my advanced copy.

I really enjoyed this novel it was a great family drama. The writing style was amazing , character development was great, and I loved seeing everything unfold. But I also felt like there was something missing and maybe there could’ve been a better reason for Nona leaving her family behind. Opposed to it being over a simple misunderstanding that could’ve been cleared up by a simple conversation.

Julia kind of annoyed me because I honestly didn’t see why she held a grudge with her sister for leaving. Never hearing from Nona after she left was understandable but she didn’t attempt to reach out either. So, I didn’t feel her argument was sufficient enough to be that hurt considering what she did to her sister.

Also, the fact that their grandmother and Julia didn’t see anything wrong with Julia marrying Marcus just because Nona left was crazy. This entire family was the reason they were so divided. To many lies and assumptions.

I didn’t like Sanganette!!! That’s all I have to say about her because her character really wasn’t needed.

But the author did well touching on various topics involving racism, family heritage, and cultural history most of which involved the South. The novel really expounds on how miscommunication and well kept secrets can tear a family apart. Their family had A LOT of secrets and each time something was revealed things got worse before they got better.

Overall, this was a decent read so I’d definitely recommend!!!

What a wonderful book!
This new to.me author has done an excellent job with this book. The writing is superb kept my attention the whole way through. I couldn't put it down once I started. The description of the book had me intrigued so I tried it out and I'm glad I did.
This book has it all. Big misunderstandings, secrets and the hardest one of all forgiveness.
All over one thing but I won't say what it is. Y'all just have to read to see.
Can't say whether I liked one sister over the other because both were hard headed and always trying to outdo the other.
Each thought life centered on themselves and to heck with anyone else. All because of a terrible misunderstanding.
My heart went out to Jayden who was caught in the middle of it all. Poor baby.
I loved the nosy neighbor Miss Gus. Sometimes she meant well but most of time well just nosy lol.
My heart did become full and satisfied after the story ended. I was happy with the ending. I hated for it end.
I will say the ending was my favorite scene.
5 stars for a job well done! I highly recommend.
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A wonderful book filled with complex interesting characters and a moving story line. Very enjoyable read, a page turner and a must read!

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Never heard of author Cade Bentley and only picked "Where wild peaches grow" because of the description. All I can say is, I'm so glad i did! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it! 👌

Nona Davenport is conflicted about a call she received from her sister Julia, whom she has not spoken to in 20 years. Julia tells her sister Peaches (Nona’s childhood nickname) that their Father has passed away. Nona left her family years ago and never looked back. She returns to her home town of Natchez Mississippi and faces the family she believes betrayed her. Her emotions run high as she takes this journey to discover maybe not everything is as it appears.

This is a beautifully written story of a family trying to piece their lives back together after lies and secrets have kept them apart for decades. I loved the history that is shared in this book as well about Natchez during the Civil War years.

My sincere thanks to the author Cade Bentley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review

This is a new to me author and I will definitely be looking for more of her stories. The characters were interesting and some of them more complex than others. All in all the story was very interesting.


I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Gorgeous, engaging read. Family relationships, rifts, secrets, estrangements, race, an some good old miscommunication makes for a great book.

Happy Pub Day Cade Bentley @abbylvandiver 🥂 #WhereWildPeachesGrow is out now 🥳

This book - about love, grief, family, secrets, working through the myths to find your own truth in your life and in history so you can move forward into the future, righting the wrongs and misinformation of the past to hopefully heal the future - had me from page one and didn't let me go until the last page! I love a book I can sink into and not come up for air while reading it, when the writing has a hold of my mind and heart. When I love a book this much, when a book touches me deeply, I always find it difficult to put a coherent review together vs one that just gushes on & on 😅

In brief: I loved this book. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ And I think you will too. Is Where Wild Peaches on your TBR list?

Thank you again to @amazonpublishing for this gifted copy!

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I love this author whatever name she's using. They're always well plotted and compelling. This one is another good book that kept me hooked and moved me.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Nona Davenport left home, Natchez, Mississippi, twenty years ago and never looked back, especially since she was abandoned by her first love Marcus. Now, she has learned that her father has died, without their reconciliation, Nona is distraught once she realizes that she has valued Black people in her work, as a history professor, more than those in her personal life, abondoning, her father and her only sister, Julia, over a web of secrets and lies. Will Nona be able to piece together her family, her heritage, herself before it is too late, read the lovely Where Wild Peaches Grow and find out.

I really enjoyed Where Wild Peaches Grow. I loved that Cade Bentley, tied the legacy of Black people to family, history, and the land, so I think it is perfect for fans who enjoy the tv series Queen Sugar. As her debut literary fiction novel, there where a few execution stumbles, but overall, I really liked Bentley's character development, writing, and storytelling skills. She knows the South and it shined in her writing. There is a a dire need in the book market for trauma-free simple Southern storytelling featuring Black characters, I think Ms. Bentleys novels can nicely fill that void. I am really looking forward to her next literary work, she can only get better.

This is a beautifully written book about family and how miscommunication can destroy the fiber that holds everything together.

Jasper Davenport has died. His wayward daughter, Nona "Peaches" Davenport, returns to Natchez, Mississippi to attend his funeral. Nona left town years ago on the night she was to elope with Marcus and never returned after he failed to show. She has blamed her sister Julia all these years. Now a professor of African American studies in Chicago, Nona feels that she has no ties to the town she grew up in.

All of the characters quickly became like old friends as I read. I felt Julia's sorrow and pain from the loss of not only her father, but the loss of her sister. Nona tries so hard to remove her feelings from her past only to have them sweep through her. Marcus is a sore spot for each sister. He is Nona's ex-love and Julia's now ex-husband. So much has happened over the years that Nona must experience in a short time. Sanganette was one of my least favorite characters. I felt as Julia's friend she should have been more supportive and less attention grabbing. Her need to rewrite the true history of the Civil War was irritating. I know that there are people like this that still remain in the South, but I would like to think that we have moved past that.

This was a book that I read in one sitting because I did not want to put it down. Everything about it is excellent and I recommend it highly.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for allowing me to read this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a story expressing how family troubles and relationships can fragment when life choices get in the way, a lack of understanding for why people make certain choices and assumptions, which leads to hurts and long held resentments and grudges. When people do not communicate their pains and reasons for their chosen paths, it can be a long journey of carrying that weight.

Life has a way of pushing people back together to attempt to ease some of that load and this book takes us on a journey of seeing how the family lose each other and make their way back, to allow space for opening up the doors for potential forgiveness, healing and growth.

It’s an emotional journey that expresses so clearly, that even when we try to run away from past troubles and loved ones, when it’s left unresolved, karma and such, has a way of pulling you back to it.

A book of many years lost to sisters and family members and how a death of their father forced a path for reuniting.

I love the title, but didn’t fully understand the reasons for the peach tree, however, sometimes things like this are sentimental to a character and does not need understanding, just accepting.

Thank you so much Net Galley for allowing me to read this book and give my honest review.

First, I want to say this. This is not my typical genre of stories, but I must admit it got me to thinking about my own history and family. I am a white person, and this story was very entertaining to me. a noble job done by the author.
This story is about a family from the south. Nona aka Peaches, her sister Julia, and their parents and grandmother Miss Opal aka Mamaw. How they grew up and what happened during that time, how it affected their lives once grown. But most importantly, how to learn the truth about themselves and other. I highly recommend! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley is not exactly what I expected to read when I started the book. The story had a good plot and I understood why the book was titled the way it was when I finished it. The book was thought provoking.

This was… something. I am not ever sure how to describe it. A story of regrets, life choices, nostalgia, estranged sisters, and cultural heritage. We do not know everything at the beginning, the story (or actually the past) unfolds along with the plot. And there are so so many emotions in all of this.

We have two points of view of two sisters that lost contact when they were young (one left the family home and never came back), and they meet after 20 years at their father’s funeral. Both of them with their truth about the past, with their own emotional baggage. And there is this - revisionist slave/confederacy history entangled in the plot. Nona and Julia have a lot to process and rectify.

I needed a few first chapters to get going, but after that I just could not stop reading.

Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley. Pub Date: August 30, 2022. Rating: 3.5 stars. A novel focused on family, this is the story of two sisters who must come together following the death of their father. One sister, Nona left Natchez for Chicago leaving behind a broken heart and a sense of betrayal from her family. Upon returning, she is forced to confront her past, her sister Julia and the choices she has made along the way. This story is a reunion unraveling of family secrets, guilt, resentment and ultimately healing. Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review. #wherewildpeachesgrow #netgalley

Where the Wild Peaches grow is a family drama of sorts.

Nona or "Peaches" leaves home at a young age when there is a rift between her and her sister. Upon hearing about her father's death, she heads back to Natchez for the funeral and is forced to see all of the rest of her family and face the past she left behind.

As things progress and unravel, she and her sister begin the healing process which is not easy for either of them. It was a thought provoking book with a lot of layers.