The Forgetting Tree (Audiobook)

from Florinda

The Forgetting Tree almost feels like several novels in one. It's the story of a family in the aftermath of a horrible act of violence; it's an exploration of that family's ties to the land; it's the tale of a mysterious stranger who enters that family--told from both sides. It made we wonder at ...

from ken1952

Tatjana Soli has written another compelling novel (her first was Lotus Eaters) this time set in a California fruit ranch. In it, she says alot about home; our helplessness when tragedy enters our lives; the rootedness we cling to; our need for escape from reality. So many things that deserve a gr...

from cherybear

This was another book I had trouble with. Well written, and I really came to care about the main character, Claire. The book opens with the disappearance of her young son, who is eventually found dead. Claire struggles with this reality all her life. Later, she suffers from cancer and hires a str...

from Beamis12

This was the ideal book for me at a time when I am recovering from a serious illness and hospital stay. A truly complex novel that can be read in many ways, with an extremely strong woman character who pushes things to the limits and beyond. What it means to love the land, family, strengths and t...

from whitreidtan

When Claire gives up her dreams of a literary degree and life spent in books to marry Forster Baumsarg and live with him on his family's citrus farm, she knows that she is choosing a life of physical labor and financial uncertainty. What she doesn't know is how tied to the land she will become bo...