Why the Tree Loves the Ax

Why the Tree Loves the Ax
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780307805591
ISBN-13 : 030780559X
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Why the Tree Loves the Ax by : Jim Lewis

Download or read book Why the Tree Loves the Ax written by Jim Lewis and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an astounding debut with his novel Sister, Jim Lewis once again proves his remarkable talent with Why the Tree Loves the Ax. Caroline Harrison is a young woman drifting across the country from a secret past to an uncertain future. Stranded by accident in a small Texas city, she decides to settle down and stay, only to have her peace destroyed by a moment of inspired fury. From there she's on the run, to New York City to confront her ex-husband, and then upstate, where she lands in a small house in the woods inhabited by three men and an eight-year-old boy—a tiny criminal community. But will they help her or hurt her? And what exactly are they scheming? This is a story of female violence, fear, and resourcefulness. It is a meditation on identity and memory. Lewis's writing is deft and haunting, and the story establishes a new model for women's narrative. Why the Tree Loves the Ax is sure to put Lewis in the pantheon of important young American writers.


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