The Seed Woman

From bestselling author Petra Durst-Benning comes a sweeping emotional story of courage, triumph, and love against all odds in nineteenth-century Germany.

After a long and trying journey from her home, Hannah arrives at a charming village nestled in the foothills of the Swabian Mountains, eager to find Helmut Kerner, a traveling seed merchant she loved and lost. Enchanted by the glorious wildflowers and thriving harvests stretching as far as the eye can see, Hannah feels less like an outsider with each passing hour, until she meets Seraphine, an ethereally beautiful dreamer engaged to be married to Helmut, the father of Hannah’s unborn child.

Desperate to win back Helmut’s affections, Hannah gets to work and quickly discovers a passion for the seed trade, and with every change of season comes a change of heart. Can Hannah and Seraphine put aside their differences to find a way to work together, or will Hannah and her child be forced to leave this place she has come to love?

Petra Durst-Benning is one of Germany’s most successful and prominent authors. For more than twenty years, her books have invited readers along on adventures with courageous female characters, through rich and engaging detail. Petra has written more than a dozen historical novels, many of which have gone on to be bestsellers and be adapted for television. She’s enjoyed immense international success and has developed a loyal following of fans. She lives with her husband in Stuttgart, Germany.

Edwin Miles has been translating in the film, television, and literary fields since 2002. Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he completed his MFA in fiction writing at the University of Oregon in 1995. While there, he spent a year working as a fiction editor on the literary magazine Northwest Review. In 1996, he was short-listed for the prestigious Australian/Vogel Award for a collection of short stories. After many years of living and working in Australia, Japan, and the United States, he now resides in Cologne, Germany, with his wife, Dagmar, and their two very clever children.