<p>An extraordinary new voice in contemporary woman’s fiction, Courtney Miller Santo makes her magnificent debut with The <em>Roots of the Olive Tree</em>, a novel that will delight fans of Sarah Blake’s <em>The Postmistress</em>, <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em> by Sue Monk Kidd, and the works of Kristin Hannah.</p><p>Set in a house on an olive grove in northern California, <em>The Roots of the Olive Tree</em> is a beautiful, touching story that brings to life five generations of women—including an unforgettable 112-year-old matriarch determined to break all Guinness longevity records—the secrets and lies that divide them and the love that ultimately ties them together.</p>