Family Tree
By: Susan Wiggs
Released: August 9th, 2016
William Morrow
Sometimes the
greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell, joining
with another. And then dividing. And just like that, the world changes.
Annie Harlow knows how
lucky she is. The producer of a popular television cooking show, she
loves her handsome husband and the beautiful Manhattan home they share.
And now, she’s pregnant with their first child.
But in an instant, her life is shattered. And when Annie awakes from a year-long coma, she discovers that time isn’t the only thing she's lost.
Grieving and wounded, Annie retreats to her old family home in Switchback, Vermont, a maple farm generations old. There, surrounded by her free-spirited brother, their divorced mother, and four young nieces and nephews, Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the town where she grew up, the people she knew before, the high-school boyfriend turned ex-cop. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past, Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm.
Family Tree is the story of one woman’s triumph over betrayal, and how she eventually comes to terms with her past. It is the story of joys unrealized and opportunities regained. Complex, clear-eyed and big-hearted, funny, sad, and wise, it is a novel to cherish and to remember.
But in an instant, her life is shattered. And when Annie awakes from a year-long coma, she discovers that time isn’t the only thing she's lost.
Grieving and wounded, Annie retreats to her old family home in Switchback, Vermont, a maple farm generations old. There, surrounded by her free-spirited brother, their divorced mother, and four young nieces and nephews, Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the town where she grew up, the people she knew before, the high-school boyfriend turned ex-cop. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past, Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm.
Family Tree is the story of one woman’s triumph over betrayal, and how she eventually comes to terms with her past. It is the story of joys unrealized and opportunities regained. Complex, clear-eyed and big-hearted, funny, sad, and wise, it is a novel to cherish and to remember.
How would you feel if you woke up one day and not remember anything?
Well that is what happened to Anne Rush. She wakes up surrounded by her Mom,
estranged father, brother and sister-in-law, only to be told she has "been
asleep" for a whole year! Now Annie is not only relearning how to walk and
become independent again, but also re-learning her life. But Annie finds
divorce paperwork among her belongings, it kick starts her memories…she is not
really sure she likes what she discovers. But what it does give Annie, is a
sense of purpose and now nothing is going to stop her from starting again.
Family Tree is a fictional story of one women's fight to get everything
back that was taken from her! But it feels so true to life, like Annie was
telling you her story herself. The writing was truly moving and reduced me to
tears several times throughout this book, that people thought I had allergy
issue. I admired the research the author
did on long-term comas, brain injuries, memory loss and rehabilitation, the
attention to detail made the book have that truth to it, which I truly enjoyed.
There were so many characters I truly loved in this book! That I could
go on forever with the details that I loved. I enjoyed Annie's character for
her determination; Fletcher for his drive to fight for his Father. And for
Annie's parents who rediscovered their love.
This book was so remarkable, inspiring and to a small extent, life
changing, which is why I will be buying it for all the young women in my life
and with the hopes that the underlying message of being true to yourself and
your dreams and will help to inspire them to shoot for the stars!
I give Family Tree 5 stars!
Susan Wiggs’s life is all about family, friends…and
fiction. She lives at the water’s edge on an island in Puget Sound, and
in good weather, she commutes to her writers’ group in a 21-foot
motorboat. She’s been featured in the national media, including NPR and USA Today,
has given programs for the US Embassies in Buenos Aires and Montevideo,
and is a popular speaker locally, nationally, internationally, and on
the high seas.
From the very start, her writings have illuminated the
everyday dramas of ordinary people. Her books celebrate the power of
love, the timeless bonds of family and the fascinating nuances of human
nature. Today, she is an international best-selling, award-winning
author, with millions of copies of her books in print in numerous
countries and languages. According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with “refreshingly honest emotion,” and the Salem Statesman Journal
adds that she is “one of our best observers of stories of the heart
[who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every
book.” Booklist characterizes her books as “real and true and unforgettable.”
Her novels have appeared in the #1 spot on the New York Times
Bestseller List, and have captured readers’ hearts around the globe.
She is a three-time winner of the RITA Award, the highest honor given
for a work of romantic fiction. Her recent novel, The Apple Orchard, is currently being made into a film.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an
avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer,
yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book.
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