Tree/House: A Novella

A fast read of one woman’s awakening, perfect for book clubs

Upon the death of her strange and distant husband, Emma awakens into a world full of possibility. With the help of a vagrant who camps on her property, Emma comes to understand that her life, up to this point, has been little more than a bad dream. Does she have the courage and the strength to move on and create her own life, by her own rules? A fast and fascinating read that will leave you wondering about the pink kitchen sponge.

“I tried the sample and within two pages I knew this would be a great read. Events immediately take a turn into the unexpected in the first chapter, and I loved seeing the world through the eyes of the protagonist. … she’s a writer with a story to unfold.”

—Roxanne McHenry, Unruly Guides

Latest reviews

“This is a wonderful story that talks about the freedom to become whatever one wants to be, and being exposed to many possibilities in life. The author’s excellent writing has a prose that is deeply satisfying.”

—Author Lilian Gafni

“This author’s talent for writing is rare; it is what the great novels of the past had that many of today’s novels/novellas do not.”

—Amazon reviewer

Where you can find it

Get it as an ebook: Kindle | Apple iBooks | Nook | Smashwords

in softcover: Amazon | Barnes and Noble

and as an audiobook! Audible • Amazon • iTunes

Listen to the professional audiobook on YouTube

**Suggestions for a Tree/House Reading Group**

Download the Tree/House Questions and Themes.

Serve Mexican cuisine, baked potatoes, French fries, oatmeal, eggs, toast, and pastrami sandwiches to experience the food Emma and Geraldine eat in the book.

Have screenings of some of the Shakespeare plays mentioned or quoted in Tree/House: Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, MacBeth, King Lear, or Romeo and Juliet.

Read Venus and Adonis aloud in the group. Discuss how Emma would read it as contrasted with the way Franklin might.

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