by Daniel Mason
Rating: 5.00 (1 ratings)
First published 2023
Two young lovers flee their Puritan colony and build a humble cabin in the New England wilderness. Their simple refuge becomes home to generations of residents across the centuries. An English soldier abandons military glory to cultivate apples. Twin sisters endure war and famine but fall prey to jealousy and longing. A crime reporter discovers a mass burial site, though the ancient trees guard their mysteries. A painter pines for love while a con artist schemes nearby. A panther stalks through the forest as a beetle pursues its own desires. Each inhabitant faces the secrets hidden in these northern woods. They discover that the wild, vibrant past lives on around them. The seasons turn and the months pass as the land connects all its temporary residents across time and language.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: found-family, secrets
Setting: New England, North Woods
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century
372 pages · Hardcover · Random House