1912854996 
Paperback Greenwood / Michael Christie.
Publication year: 2021
Format: Paperback
Publisher: London : Scribe UK,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781912854998 (pbk.) :
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2038. On a remote island off the Pacific coast of British Columbia stands the Greenwood Arboreal Cathedral, one of the world's last forests. Wealthy tourists flock from all corners of the dust-choked globe to see the spectacle and remember what once was. But even as they breathe in the fresh air and pose for photographs amidst the greenery, guide Jake knows that the forest is dying, though her bosses won't admit it. 1908. Two passenger locomotives meet head-on. The only survivors are two young boys, who take refuge in a trapper's cabin in a forest on the edge of town. In twenty-six years, one of them, now a recluse, will find an abandoned baby - another child of Greenwood - setting off a series of events that will change the course of his life, and the lives of those around him.
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512 pages ; 20 cm
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"Structured like the rings of a tree, this remarkable novel moves from a futuristic world in which only one forest remains to the start of the twentieth century, where two young boys survive a train crash, setting them both on a path that will forever change their lives and the lives of those around them." I love multi-generational books and following characters through different ages. This long book is a slow burn that took a while to get to the heart but it's an important one. I really only had one niggle and will be happy to discuss after others have read - but please do read this thoughtful, ecological tale
29/03/22