This month our book club is reading Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen and what a
great story to get lost in during the rush, rush of the season. I don’t know
any other way to describe the book but as a fairy tale for adults.
Take one man that loses his beloved wife in a freak
accident (for which he blames himself), add a little girl that loses her dad
unexpectedly and thinks he’s come back as a forest creature. Stir in a fortune
the man receives for the accident that cost him his wife and an odd brother
named Wolf that is intent upon taking the money for himself. Fold in a
librarian’s story about a grum and his gold. Add in a grieving wife trying to
move on, a forest, a cast of unique characters from a small town, a treehouse
in the forest, a falling-down library, and $4 million in gold. Beat together a
man and a little girl on an adventure that helps them reconcile their great loss,
and you truly have the makings of a fairy tale.
All in the book club have wonderful things to say
about this book. Charming! Enchanting! A
true modern-day fairy tale! I have personally read this book twice and enjoyed
it as much the second time as the first. Take our advice and read this
delightful title. If you’re truly too busy now, it would be a great pastime for
those cold January days.
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