{"product_id":"peach-seed","title":"Peach Seed","description":"Fletcher Dukes and Altovise Benson reunite after decades apart―and a mountain of secrets―in this debut exploring the repercussions of a single choice and how an enduring talisman challenges and holds a family together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a routine trip to the Piggly Wiggly in Albany, Georgia, widower Fletcher Dukes smells a familiar perfume, then sees a tall woman the color of papershell pecans with a strawberry birthmark on the nape of her neck. He knows immediately that she is his lost love, Altovise Benson. Their bond, built on county fairs, sit-ins, and marches, once seemed a sure and forever thing. But their marriage plans were disrupted when the police turned a peaceful protest violent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Altovise fled the South, Fletcher gave her a peach seed monkey with diamond eyes. As we learn via harrowing flashbacks, an enslaved ancestor on the coast of South Carolina carved the first peach seed, a talisman that, ever since, each father has gifted his son on his thirteenth birthday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiving one to Altovise initiated a break in tradition, irrevocably shaping the lives of generations of Dukeses. Recently, Fletcher has made do on his seven acres with his daughter Florida’s check-ins, his drop biscuits, and his faithful dog. But as he begins to reckon with long-ago choices, he finds he isn’t the only one burdened with unspoken truths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn indelible portrait of a family, The Peach Seed explores how kin pass down legacies of sorrow, joy, and strength. And it is a parable of how a glimmer of hope as small as a seed can ripple across generations.","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851100405986,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-29-9.00-1420","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_454_whJUXcwvj.jpg?v=1780364503","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/peach-seed","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}