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"I can't remember the last time I read a book I wish so much I'd written. Treeborne is beautiful, and mythic in ways I would never have been able to imagine...I can't say enough about this book."―Daniel Wallace, national bestselling author of Extraordinary Adventures and Big Fish: A Novel of…
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1 author picked Treeborne as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If a peach orchard could tell its own story, it might sound like this book: lush, layered, and rooted in both beauty and rot. This book follows generations of a family in a small Alabama town as they grapple with change, betrayal, and the land that shaped them.
Johnson’s voice is bold and mythic, blending folklore with family drama in a way that feels timeless.
From Sandra's list on rural noir haunted landscapes grief and resilience.
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