#booktour Time and the Tree by Róisín Sorahan #bookrevew
Time and the Tree by Róisín Sorahan Publisher: Adelaide Books, NY (September 6, 2021 Category: Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Fable, and Self-actualization Available in Print and ebook, 282 pages Blurb: A modern fable about the nature of time and the quest for happiness. It's darkly funny, deceptively simple, and a necessary read for testing times. In this gripping philosophical tale, a boy awakens beneath a tree in a forest in summer. He is soon joined by Time and his slave, a withered creature hooked on time and aching to disappear. The story evolves over the course of a year as a host of characters are drawn to the Tree for guidance. The unlikely cast grapple with choices and grope towards self-knowledge in a world where compassion is interwoven with menace. As the seasons bring great changes to the forest, we watch the child grow while the trials he faces mount. Then the time for talk and innocence passes as the forces of darkness rally, threatening the lives of...