Clear Your Shelf Giveaway - The Language of Trees

I have so many books sitting on my bookshelves that I've read but will probably never read again because I want to read more, newer books, etc. There's only so many hours in a day after all, and that's why I joined up with the "Clear Your Shelf" Giveaway Hop.

So join me from January 4th to 10th. This is my chance to clear out my overflowing bookshelf and pass on some books to other book lovers. I will be giving away a book I won from LibraryThing and which I really enjoyed reading, The Language of Trees by Ilie Ruby

Echo O’Connell returns home to Canandaigua, to confront spirits, both living and not, and to share a secret with her first love, Grant Shongo—a secret that will forever change the lives of many people in the town and put to rest the mysterious disappearance of a little boy more than a decade earlier.

Grant, a descendant of Seneca Indians, has also come back to face his past.  After a broken marriage, he has moved into his childhood home, a lake house that has withstood happiness and tragedy.  He knows the spirits of the past must be dealt with—that of the little boy who disappeared all those years ago; the boy’s sister, who never overcame the loss; and the love Grant still has for Echo. But before the healing must come the forgiveness. . . .

The Language of trees is Literary Fiction and blends some history and legends of the Seneca Nation who lived around the New York area. So there's some magical realism alongside the real-life issues confronting the contemporary characters in the novel. I always like when there's some insights into an author at the end of the book, and there's one here, as well as a reading guide.

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