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  • The Golden Orchard

  • By: Flora Ahn
  • Narrated by: Kathleen Choe
  • Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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The Golden Orchard

By: Flora Ahn
Narrated by: Kathleen Choe
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Summary

A rich, warm, intergenerational time-travel story for ages nine and up

Maya loves to cook with her grandmother - her Halmunee - to connect with the rich family history associated with each dish, a history Maya's mom would prefer stayed in the past. While cooking with Halmunee, something remarkable happens - the food creates such a strong memory that Maya and Halmunee are transported back in time through the memory itself. Halmunee explains that the women in her family have the gift of time travel through food and Maya can do it too, if she practices. While eating her way through the past, Maya meets Jeff: another young time traveler who brings her to the Golden Orchard, a garden of memories filled with the trees of so many people's lives. Maya learns that time moves in ways she couldn't imagine and sometimes family keep their memories secret to protect the ones they love.

©2019 Flora Ahn (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Intriguing time travel book with a focus on family

Good book that was free on audible about time travel (mostly to the past), memories, family (including Korean relatives and understanding what they have been through) and (mostly Korean) food. It's quite intriguing. Loved the idea of the golden orchard but felt it could have been developed more. It does feel aimed at older children, but I enjoyed it as an adult.
Narration was very good.

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Golden orchard

AMAZING my family loved it and honestly the author could not have made it any better because it's already superb! Honestly it is worth more than to be free on audible it is one of the best audio books I have ever listend to. What more could the author do to improve this piece for it is amazing!

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Finding your past

Such a beautiful story. Where would you learn the best way to make traditional dishes but at your grandmother’s side. Is it now or is it past ? Finding a true friend and waiting to meet again. Everything wonderful about going back in time. Just loved it

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Memories of the past

I loved the concept, food often has the power to remind us of the past
It was also interesting learning about Korean culture

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Delicious Storytelling

Loved the story. All the tradtional Korean dishes Gimbap, Tteok, Kimchi, I definitely will try

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