Literary Fiction

What the Orchard Keeps

by Kofi Park · Narrated by Dev Malhotra · 13 hrs 36 min

★★★★☆ 4.2 · 3,903 ratings

A widowed orchardist returns home to settle an estate and finds a storm that returns every winter. A tender, unhurried novel about what families keep and what they leave unsaid.

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A widowed orchardist returns home to settle an estate and finds a storm that returns every winter. A tender, unhurried novel about what families keep and what they leave unsaid.

What the Orchard Keeps is the kind of audiobook you press into a friend's hands and then ask about a week later. Kofi Park writes with real attention to detail, and the pacing carries you through to the final page.

“Quietly brilliant.” Bookmarked Weekly

Publisher	Tidewater Editions
Publication date	February 2023
Narrator	Dev Malhotra
Length	13 hrs 36 min
Format	Unabridged audiobook (Digital download, Audio CD and Streaming available)
ISBN	978-1-79376-462-5
Genre	Literary Fiction
Language	English

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★★★★★ Stayed with me

I keep thinking about the ending. Kofi Park has a real gift for the small, true detail.

Helen W. · Jun 3, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★☆ Worth every page

A thoughtful, well-crafted audiobook. The last third is the best thing I've read this year.

Dana K. · Aug 2, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ Good, not great

Enjoyable and well written. Not quite what I expected from the description, but I'd read more by Kofi Park.

Rina G. · Aug 6, 2026 · Verified buyer

Kofi Park

Galveston, TX

Kofi Park grew up in Galveston, TX and spent years as a court stenographer before turning to writing full time. Their work has appeared in Bookmarked Weekly and Open Shelf Quarterly. They now live in Bellingham, WA with two cats.

Open Shelf Award winner