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The Tree of Life
Charlotte lives with her grandfather in a house with a secret: The Tower Room. It is the one room in which she’s been forbidden to snoop. Charlotte, however, is eleven years old and has a mind of her own, and when she and her friend Henry hide beneath the table of the Tower Room one afternoon in May, they overhear part of a conversation they were not meant to hear and are drawn into an adventure they could scarcely have imagined.
Thrown back in time sixty years, they find themselves unwittingly involved in the imminent disappearance of a family heirloom with a colourful and uncertain past. But families too have their secrets, and the reasons behind them are rarely straightforward, and it is unclear what role Charlotte and Henry are meant to play if they are ever to return to their own time.
A fascinating portrait of Toronto in the spring of 1939, The Tree of Life explores the nature of family, loss, and what it means to find one’s place in the world.
Thrown back in time sixty years, they find themselves unwittingly involved in the imminent disappearance of a family heirloom with a colourful and uncertain past. But families too have their secrets, and the reasons behind them are rarely straightforward, and it is unclear what role Charlotte and Henry are meant to play if they are ever to return to their own time.
A fascinating portrait of Toronto in the spring of 1939, The Tree of Life explores the nature of family, loss, and what it means to find one’s place in the world.
304 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 2015
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December 28, 2015
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of The Tree of Life by Dawn Davis in exchange for an honest review.
It is my pleasure to read and review The Tree of Life by Dawn Davis.
Time travel, what a wonderful way to research a school project and Dawn Davis has scripted the first book in her Tower Room Series novels with just such a foundation.
The Tree of Life includes an abundance of youthful exuberance and the ever-present mystery of yesterday. Ms. Davis’ characters are full of life and charm and are very endearing. Charlotte is the unstoppable ringleader and Henry solemnly follows along. They are a unusual blend of best of friends.
The Tree of Life is a tremendous first offering and I am looking forward to reading Ms. Davis’ future novels.
I highly recommend The Tree of Life by Dawn Davis and give it five (rounded up from four and one-half) cups of Room With Books coffee.
©December 20, 2015
Patricia, Room With Books
It is my pleasure to read and review The Tree of Life by Dawn Davis.
Time travel, what a wonderful way to research a school project and Dawn Davis has scripted the first book in her Tower Room Series novels with just such a foundation.
The Tree of Life includes an abundance of youthful exuberance and the ever-present mystery of yesterday. Ms. Davis’ characters are full of life and charm and are very endearing. Charlotte is the unstoppable ringleader and Henry solemnly follows along. They are a unusual blend of best of friends.
The Tree of Life is a tremendous first offering and I am looking forward to reading Ms. Davis’ future novels.
I highly recommend The Tree of Life by Dawn Davis and give it five (rounded up from four and one-half) cups of Room With Books coffee.
©December 20, 2015
Patricia, Room With Books
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