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The Year of the Dahlia

As a step toward healing after a tragic family loss, Olive, her mother Ellen, and their three horses have transplanted into a cold, wet Pacific Northwest town. Mired in grief, they try to assimilate into their new environment as they are haunted by mysterious signs from Olive’s older sister, who drowned last May. Through encounters with a lonely English teacher, a Dahlia farmer’s family, and a Salish Indian teenage boy who harbors feelings for Olive, their lives slowly begin to take root.