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The Overstory

The Overstory

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An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan.

An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut.

A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light.

A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another.

These four, and five other strangers – each summoned in different ways by trees – are brought together in a last and violent stand to save the continent’s few remaining acres of virgin forest.

There is a world alongside ours – vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.

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ISBN13: 9781784708245
ISBN10: 1784708240
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Uk
Publication Year: 2018
Format: Paperback

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  • One Line Summary

    Intertwines humanity and trees in a gripping ecological saga.

  • Who is this book for?

    The Overstory is a mesmerizing novel that beautifully explores the intricate connections between humans and the natural world. If you’re drawn to stories that blend environmental themes with character-driven narratives, this book will resonate deeply with you. It’s a powerful invitation to see the forests—and life—through a new, more mindful perspective.

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