The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

The Official Summary

It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam—built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather and once the finest home in Walls of Water, North Carolina—has stood for years as a monument to misfortune and scandal. Willa has lately learned that an old classmate—socialite Paxton Osgood—has restored the house to its former glory, with plans to turn it into a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton is found buried beneath the property’s lone peach tree, long-kept secrets come to light, accompanied by a spate of strange occurrences throughout the town. Thrust together in an unlikely friendship, united by a full-blooded mystery, Willa and Paxton must confront the passions and betrayals that once bound their families—and uncover the truths that have transcended time to touch the hearts of the living.

My Two Cents

God, I love the South. And I love books about the South. And this one did not disappoint. It was a fun, "nice" story with characters you could like and a theme everyone can relate to - coming to terms with your past and how it has made you who you really are. And everyone needs one of those feel good books every now and again.

My only real complaint - there were some unexplained occurrences that I think were supposed to be attributed to an odd supernatural element. I think it should have been "blown out" a little more or just eliminated altogether because as it stood it was unnecessary. But it did not by any means ruin the read for me.