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Harry's Trees

Jon Cohen (Goodreads Author)

4.19 · Rating details · 3,545 ratings · 836 reviews

The first thing you learn when you climb a tree is to hold on. Now it’s time for Harry to learn to let go…

Thirty-four-year-old Harry Crane, lifelong lover of trees, works as an analyst in a treeless US Forest Service office. When his wife dies in a freak accident, devastated, he makes his way to the remote woods of northeastern Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains, intent on l ...more

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May 05, 2018 Dorie - Traveling Sister :) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: edelweiss, netgalley-feedback

***THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR***

Not since Flavia de Luce in the Alan Bradley books have I been as captivated by a young girl in a novel as I am with Oriana in Harry’s Trees. There are those who will licken this book to a fairy tale for adults but it is so much more. If you want to spend some hours with a book that will make you feel good, rescue you for a while from all of the bad news in the world, I direct you to Harry’s Trees.

Harry Crane has suffered the loss of his wife in a v ***THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR***

Not since Flavia de Luce in the Alan Bradley books have I been as captivated by a young girl in a novel as I am with Oriana in Harry’s Trees. There are those who will licken this book to a fairy tale for adults but it is so much more. If you want to spend some hours with a book that will make you feel good, rescue you for a while from all of the bad news in the world, I direct you to Harry’s Trees.

Harry Crane has suffered the loss of his wife in a very cruel manner and he feels to blame for her accident. He has spent a year of misery in his house, never moving any of his wife’s things, even leaving her toothbrush next to his. He works for the Forestry Department but sits behind a computer every day, he longs to be outside among the trees. His wife had always told him to quit his job and find “Harry’s Trees” and one day he does just that. He quits his job, leaves everything behind and heads to the Pennsylvania forests. He has come here to see the end of his life but instead he finds a little girl, Oriana.

Oriana and her mother have suffered a loss of their own, her dad died unexpectedly one day, without warning and at a young age. Amanda and Oriana have been making their way in life, Amanda is a nurse, but the money is running out and Amanda is no longer sure which way her life is heading.

Oriana is one special girl who spends large amounts of time in the forests and in the amazing treehouse that her father built for her. She loves to read and her favorite person in town is Olive the librarian who feeds her love of books. Olive has secrets of her own and some of those are revealed in a very special book that she gives to Oriana to read, The Grum’s Ledger. This book will play a large part in furthering the plot in this story.

The story is told from multiple points of view, including the above named characters as well as Wolf, Harry’s brother, Ronnie and Cliff, friends of Oriana’s dad and Stu a down on his luck realtor with a devious nature. These characters are well described and very easy to visualize and understand.

This is not just a magical tale. There is real human suffering, grief, loss, greed, redemption and great love. Seeing life through a child’s eyes is always magical and difficult to write about, Mr. Cohen does it beautifully. There are gorgeous descriptions of the forest along with information of many of the trees found there. Harry tells us in depth about each tree, how it lives and grows, during the course of the story.

There are perhaps many of us who are “trapped” in jobs that we no longer care about and maybe Harry’s story will provide the nudge that we need to do something to change that or find something else that will enrich our lives. In any case, reading this book is a wonderful way to spend a weekend.
Have yourself a good weekend and read or listen to this book :)

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through Edelweiss. ...more

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Jan 27, 2019 Susanne Strong rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobooks, 2019-five-star-reads, must-read

5 Incredible, Magical, Mystical Stars!

“Harry’s Trees” is Most Magical Novel of the Year! It’s a must-read novel and is simply unputdownable!

Harry Crane works for the forestry department. He is miserably unhappy with his job but is happily married to his wife Beth. He plays the lotto every week hoping against hope that he’ll win it big and be able to quit his job. One day while out with Beth, he stops to buy a lotto ticket and the worst thing imaginable happens - Beth gets killed in a freak acci 5 Incredible, Magical, Mystical Stars!

“Harry’s Trees” is Most Magical Novel of the Year! It’s a must-read novel and is simply unputdownable!

Harry Crane works for the forestry department. He is miserably unhappy with his job but is happily married to his wife Beth. He plays the lotto every week hoping against hope that he’ll win it big and be able to quit his job. One day while out with Beth, he stops to buy a lotto ticket and the worst thing imaginable happens - Beth gets killed in a freak accident and Harry becomes a recluse. Beth always wanted him to quit his job and find “Harry’s Trees” and after she passes, he does exactly that.

Amanda is also happily married, when her husband also passes away unexpectedly. She and her daughter Oriana have since been dealing in different ways. Oriana by going to the library and reading books and by going into the forest and hiding, playing amongst the trees and Amanda, by losing herself in others. Oriana’s favorite book is The Grum’s Ledger given to her Olive, the Librarian. The Grum’s Ledger is full of magic and it makes Oriana believe - in some of the most impossible things.. and yet.. life is full of possibilities.

While out in her forest, Oriana comes across Harry Crane. Since the forest is a safe place for both of them, they form an immediate bond. Wanting and needing to live there, Harry rents Amanda and Oriana’s treehouse and in turn, he and Oriana help each other find their way. Using The Grum’s Ledger as a guide, Oriana helps Harry believe in the power of Magic and in the power of helping others.

What starts out as a story of loss and grief turns into a wondrous tale of friendship, magic and pure love. It will make you smile through tears! These characters will live inside of you and warm you from the inside out. If there is one book you read this year, please let it be “Harry’s Trees” by Jon Cohen! I loved this book with my whole heart and hope you will too.

Thank you to Hoopla for allowing me to listen to this incredible story!

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Jun 10, 2018 Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018-reads, arcs, ew-ew-wishlist, kindle-version

4.5 stars magical stars to Harry’s Trees! 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲.5

Harry Crane is 34 years old and a lover of trees. I can relate! He works as an analyst for the US Forest Service office. Unfortunately, Harry’s wife passes away in a tragic accident for which he feels responsible, and he seeks shelter amongst the trees. He wants to be lost in the forest and never found.

But fate has different plans for Harry when he meets Oriana, a young girl who is also grief-stricken because she lost her father.

Oriana is a ch ...more

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Aug 08, 2018 Norma * Traveling Sister rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley-edelweiss-approved

4.5 stars rounded up! Oh my! I was totally lost in the beautiful imagery of this fabulously and magically written novel!

HARRY’S TREES by JON COHEN is an engaging, fascinating, and an emotionally moving tale that definitely tugged at my heartstrings but in an uplifting and heartwarming way. Even though there was some sadness to this story it was the love, kindness, and hope that magically flowed through from the pages of this book to my very being that absolutely touched my heart.

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May 19, 2018 Kendall rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018, netgalley-approved

You're walking into a forest of trees....and you get lost in this novel.

Jon Cohen beautifully intertwines trauma and grief with human connection. I think what I loved most about this is the powerful message that Jon conveys through Harry's Trees. Harry Crane suffers a loss with the death of his wife in a tragic accident and lives the next year in somewhat of a daze. Amanda and her daughter Oriana are also suffering from a loss and push through their tragedy the best they both know how.

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Feb 22, 2019 JanB rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-reads, buddy-read-with-marialyce

4.5 stars, rounded up

There is magic in our lives if we only open our eyes to see it. It’s the magic of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. That’s the only magic there is in Harry’s Trees, an extraordinary book that brings this message home in such a lovely way.

There’s grief and sadness, but there’s also the magic of connection, of opening ourselves up to kindness, love, and hope, of giving and receiving. A book about grief and forgiveness, but also love and joy. It is charming and funny 4.5 stars, rounded up

There is magic in our lives if we only open our eyes to see it. It’s the magic of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. That’s the only magic there is in Harry’s Trees, an extraordinary book that brings this message home in such a lovely way.

There’s grief and sadness, but there’s also the magic of connection, of opening ourselves up to kindness, love, and hope, of giving and receiving. A book about grief and forgiveness, but also love and joy. It is charming and funny and is UpLit at its best. Heartwarming without being cheesy. It's a lovely reminder to choose kindness and love and open yourself up to a little bit of magic.

The quirky characters in this novel stole my heart:
* Harry, a 34-year-old employee of the Forest Service, whose grief, despair and guilt after the death of his wife (not a spoiler, as it happens early), goes on a mission and retreats into the forest in rural Pennsylvania.
*Oriana, a 9-year-old girl who has recently lost her father and engages in magical thinking. She’s a girl after my own heart…she loves books, libraries, and reading and is simply delightful.
*Amanda, Oriana’s mother, who is grieving the death of her husband but is a practical gal who does not suffer fools.
*Olive, the pipe-smoking, octogenarian town librarian, who has a story of her own to tell. She is desperately trying to save the town’s library. In her wise words: “Get a book. Reading solves most things. Or at least assuages the heart.” “What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.” I pretty much loved everything Olive said and did.
*Ronnie, Amanda’s husband’s best friend and co-worker. He’s a loyal friend and protector who feels personally responsible for everything. “Ronnie had never had a destiny. The fate of the world resting upon his shoulders. Or a little piece of the world, anyway…because that’s how the world is saved. Piece by piece, every day. Somebody like you has to step up. Somebody like you has to be wonderful”
* Wolf, Harry’s older brother who is a bully of the worst kind.
* Stu, the town’s bad guy who will do anything to get rich quick and he has a scheme of his own to do so.

Oriana meets Harry in the woods at a pivotal moment and is convinced she has the answers for both Harry and herself. She hatches an innovative scheme which she believes will save them both.

Ultimately, these characters will all need each other to save one another. How they go about it makes for a sweet, funny, and charming read, which will surely be an all-time favorite book that has earned a place on my keeper shelf. Do yourself a favor and read it!

This was another fantastic buddy read with my friend Marialyce.

*the author was interviewed on an episode of Anne Bogel’s (Modern Mrs. Darcy) podcast, What Should I Read Next. It gave me an appreciation for the author and made me love the book even more. Scroll down for a link to the podcast:
https://modernmrsdarcy.com/160-episode/ ...more

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Jun 12, 2018 Diane S ☔ rated it liked it

3.5 Loneliness and grief are explored in this sometimes humorous and sometimes magical, novel. Of course there is plenty of sadness, but these characters are so different, touching that there is much to applaud within. A young girl Orians, who believes in magic, was my star here. A fairy tale for adults, in fact an actual book called The Grums Ledger plays an inportsnt part. Oh yes, and I loved the librarian who without payment for her services, keeps the library open. From the symbolim, Oriana ...more

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Feb 22, 2019 Marialyce rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-of-2019, jan-mar, library

4.5 magical mystical stars

There are times in all our lives when what we truly need is a little bit of magic. In the book, Harry's Trees, Harry is due for some and so is Amanda and Oriana. For you see these three people have just experienced the very worst tragedy. Harry has lost his beloved wife, while Amanda has lost her husband and Oriana a father. “There are no guarantees, except that every morning, the sun will rise. No matter what happens, good or bad, each day will be followed by a new da 4.5 magical mystical stars

There are times in all our lives when what we truly need is a little bit of magic. In the book, Harry's Trees, Harry is due for some and so is Amanda and Oriana. For you see these three people have just experienced the very worst tragedy. Harry has lost his beloved wife, while Amanda has lost her husband and Oriana a father. “There are no guarantees, except that every morning, the sun will rise. No matter what happens, good or bad, each day will be followed by a new day.”

As is so often the case, they blame themselves for the loss. Harry's if only is one in which if only he had stayed with his wife instead of leaving her standing on the street, when he went to buy a lottery ticket, she would still be alive. Amanda, a nurse, has her if only moments when she believes she could have saved her husband from the terrible fate that befell him. If only she had been there, if only she had kissed him goodbye. While Oriana, their daughter, is fraught with grief. She is given a book by a wonderful old librarian and in that book is the bit of magic she believes she needs to bring her father back. “What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.”

It's the book, the forest, Harry's love for trees and a tragedy that will befall Harry, that brings these three together and sets them upon an adventure into the mystical, the magical, a tale of the whimsical delight, a tale of love. “Reading solves most things. Or at least assuages the heart.”

It's a lovely story, one that evokes the ways in which sometimes in our search for money, we often lose our pathway. It is a story of blame, of wounding ourselves because we can't face the loss of love. It is a story of always trying to be something, anything than what you are. It is a story of love, a love so strong it propels people to the realization that finding a way through tragedy is often found by helping others who also have traveled this same sad road.

The characters, the story line, the tragedies, the love, all come together to provide the reader with a walk on a magical road. Recommended for those who not only believe in magic but also for those who dream of ways in which we can all come together and make our days and nights something wonderful.
Jan and I shared our love for this book together. It made us cry and that, dear book friends, to me, is always a sign of a good book.
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Jun 28, 2018 Elyse Walters added it

Shelves: dnf

Audiobook...library overdrive
Read by Josh Bloomberg
DNF
I couldn’t figure out what was the worst for me:
....the voice-narrator
or
....the narrative of the novel.
I ‘equally’ didn’t like either.

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Jan 04, 2018 Lindley rated it really liked it

As a librarian, I'm partial to any book that features a spunky librarian character and Harry's Trees features one of the most feisty librarians I can remember. Olive, the novel's librarian, is just one of a series of memorable characters living in a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania's Endless Woods. The titular character, a dispirited employee of the US Forest Service, finds his way to this small town after an unspeakable tragedy. There, he encounters Amanda and her daughter Oriana, still ...more

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Jan 28, 2019 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

My kind of novel!! And EXACTLY what I needed to read right now. It's only January; the bar is set high for my Best Read of the Year.

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Dec 31, 2018 Kate Olson rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult-reads

🌳 m a g i c a l 🌳

What a special book! Harry’s Trees was recommended by Anne Bogel on her podcast What Should I Read Next numerous times, but my library didn’t have it so I waited. And waited. And magically, one day it appeared on the new books shelf and I brought it home and I read it slowly over the past week. It’s so quirky and lovely and slow and special. I adored it. It’s magical but doesn’t actually have magic in it. It’s a fairy tale but not. It’s about grief and hope. And trees.

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May 02, 2018 Dennis rated it it was amazing

Harry’s Trees is not an easy book to categorize. My local bookstore checked its inventory listing and informed me that the book was designated as “a book about trees.” Harry’s Trees is no more “a book about trees” than The Maltese Falcon is “a book about falcons”. The computer’s one-word description confuses the backdrop with the story. Harry’s Trees is about the half-dozen loving relationships among a small group of well-drawn, genuinely decent people living in a small Pennsylvania town. Many o Harry’s Trees is not an easy book to categorize. My local bookstore checked its inventory listing and informed me that the book was designated as “a book about trees.” Harry’s Trees is no more “a book about trees” than The Maltese Falcon is “a book about falcons”. The computer’s one-word description confuses the backdrop with the story. Harry’s Trees is about the half-dozen loving relationships among a small group of well-drawn, genuinely decent people living in a small Pennsylvania town. Many of them are suffering from devastating losses and several are burdened with crushing guilt, but as the action unfolds, they come together and end up saving one another. The story is uplifting rather than gloomy or depressing. As the narrative moves smoothly from scene to scene, with enough action and tension to keep the pages turning, and enough humor to mitigate the tension, the author weaves several dozen threads into an enchanting tale. There is a resourceful and strong willed nine year old girl named Oriana who rivals Mattie Ross, the heroine in True Grit, an ancient librarian named Olive who smokes a meerschaum pipe and seems as wise as Dumbledore, a hidden cache of $4,000,000 in gold bullion, a town where everyone knows your name, two bad guys who are too dimwitted to prevail, and one guilt ridden bureaucrat named Harry who has fled his government office job to live in a treehouse near his beloved trees. At the center of the story is a mysterious leather book titled "The Grum’s Ledger" which changes hands several times during the narrative. The book influences Oriana and Harry to embark on a preposterous scheme which Oriana believes could fill the voids in each of their lives.

In a time of so much pessimism and general malaise, this beautifully written book reminds us that there are lots of decent people in the world, good things can happen and a belief in magic can’t hurt. And as an added bonus for anyone interested, you will also learn quite a bit about trees.

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Dec 05, 2017 Camille rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Harry's Trees is one of, if not, the best fiction work I read in 2017. Jon Cohen beautifully intertwines trauma and grief with the necessity of human connection. Harry Crane suffers a jarring loss and spends the next year of his life in a sort of mindless limbo, while Amanda and her daughter, Oriana, push on the only ways they know how after their tragedy. The three characters stumble upon each other, by coincidence... but more likely by fate. They fulfill deeply human needs in one another, and ...more

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Aug 23, 2018 Chris rated it liked it

Rating: a fair read.

Main characters are Harry, his lovely but early on, deceased wife, Beth, after a freak accident, Amanda (a new found friend of Harry), Oriana (Amanda’s daughter) and Olive, the town librarian. There are a host of others who participate in the story in one way or another, but these people pretty much are what runs it. My favorite character was young Oriana, hands down.

This is a story of realism and also fairy tale/magical. It’s a do good story, pay it forward type, intersper ...more

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Jan 01, 2019 Rose rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

For the first time in a long time I read a book I couldn’t put down. This book! How to describe it? No book compares. It’s a story of loss, deliverance, and how lives intertwine amidst it all. Cohen’s writing is exquisite! His transitions throughout the story were amazing. Part fairytale part magical realism all shrouded by a feeling of grief and loss experienced by most all of the characters. And what character development! This oddly reminded me of the movie Seven Pounds. Have you read other C ...more

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Sep 09, 2018 Kari Ann Sweeney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018

“Because it’s worth it. Worth the risk and the pain. Of all the glorious enchantments of this world- spring, snow, laughter, red roses, dogs, books- love is by far the best.”
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This big hearted story was such a delight. Vivid characters that come together under circumstances beyond their control. A serious of serendipitous and magical events lead them exactly where and to who they need.
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Jun 28, 2018 KC rated it it was amazing

Shelves: girl-power, imagination, love-story, parenting, problem-solving, literary-fiction, family, mother-daughter, emotions, death

Harry Crane lost his wife in a freak accident leaving him crippled with guilt. After Amanda Jeffers husband dies of a sudden medical condition, she and daughter Oriana plow through life trying to pick up the pieces. And when the town library falls into disrepair, librarian Olive Perkins fights to keep its doors open. This fairy tale like saga is truly stunning and remarkable, weaving all three stories together and effortlessly gliding towards a heartwarming and utterly brilliant conclusion. This ...more

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Dec 22, 2018 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-read-in-2018

Harry’s Trees is magical and romantic and quirky and weird. In the best freaking way possible I just didn’t want it to end!!! The way that Jon Cohen writes his characters (even the less than desirable ones) makes you fall in love with them. I was totally lost in his whimsical world.

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Jan 22, 2019 Charlsa rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-mmd-book-flights, magical-realism

After a year of unsuccessfully dealing with the grief of losing his wife, Harry flees to the woods and his beloved trees. Enter Oriana and her mother, Amanda, also grieving over the loss of a father and husband. Harry thinks he is helping Oriana move through the sudden loss of her father, but the reality is that Oriana is helping Harry overcome the guilt that threatens to destroy him.

Cohen is brilliant in his use of a fairy tale and a touch of magical realism to bring a gentle
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Jun 28, 2018 Kathleen rated it it was ok

Shelves: net-galley, kindle

I am giving up on this one at 34%. The story is interesting but I am not sure it's taking it as far as it could. It seems to be delving into a magical realism setting, but it doesn't seem fully committed. And, while the writing is solid, I just wasn't engaging in the character's dialogue. Something was just missing the mark for me. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Jun 26, 2018 Chris Conley rated it it was amazing

Wow! Fascinating mix of reality and magic. I love this story!!!

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Mar 31, 2019 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, rec-whatshouldireadnext, read-in-2019

This is a really fantastic book - magical, creative and heartwarming. This is a story that didn't sound great when described to me ... and I hesitated to read it but then I kept seeing all of these great reviews from people that I respect. And I'm so glad that I finally picked it up. It's a story of grief and redemption, loss and friendship, and magic and love. I can't give the story justice here ... just trust me, it's a really good read. As a side note, it also made me think of trees in an ent ...more

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Jan 18, 2019 Betty rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: comes-highly-recommended

This book is about love. Losing love and finding love. Amanda and Harry both lose their spouses on the same day. They face life after their loss differently but in many ways the same. Fabulous characters that will take you into the land of fairy tales, trees and ever watching Red tailed hawks. This book reminds us that hearts can mend. It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

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Jan 23, 2019 Stefanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: mmd_wsirn-podcast, mmd-bookclub, fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, american, library, 2019, 2019-reading-challenges

Delightful read bringing together unlikely characters showing how human connection, hope and faith can get you through loss.
Harry Crane loses his wife tragically in an accident he believes karma (or the like) from his actions caused. After a year his grief culminates to where he can't stand it and he flees to the trees to end it all. A young dreamy but precocious girl, her grounded mother also a year in on their on grief interferes with Harry's plans. The three find themselves unexpectedly intw ...more

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Mar 03, 2019 Sherri Thacker rated it it was ok

Shelves: my-least-favorites, not-finished-2019

I was excited to start this book as I see a lot of great reviews on it. It started off good for me until I got to 21%. Then it was too magical for me and I found myself skipping pages. I just didn’t care for it. DNF for me.

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Oct 28, 2018 Michele Karpinske rated it it was amazing

Loved this book! Starts off sad but it is really up uplifting book! This is definitely in my top 10 this year!

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Dec 31, 2018 Mimi rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-and-a-half-stars, mmd-read-alongs, read-2018

Firstly, I fully own this quirk, but the fact that Harry is billed as being 34, having been married for 14 years in the book description and in the story, it comes out that he was actually 22 when he met Beth, which would make him 37ish when the story happens just kills me. Editing is important, people.

Having said that, this book was sweet a lot of the time and streaky other times, there were times when I winced at the characters and stories, and other times that I was fully entranced.

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Dec 20, 2017 Barb rated it really liked it

Even if you took away the fairy tale charm that abounds in this book, the story is a terrific reflection of love, loss and healing. The characters are beautifully developed and the setting in rural Pennsylvania is accurately portrayed; I've walked in those woods. The author has certainly jumped on the popularity of revisionary fairy tales. Fans of Once Upon a Time and Grimm TV shows and recent retellings of the old stories in new settings in adult and young reader books and movies will certainly ...more

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Jul 14, 2018 Meg Acosta rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018

Quite possible the best book I’ve read in years. If you don’t fall in love with Olive and underline her every word you’re a monster. Fairytales, gold coins, metamorphosis, redemption, trees, and the best librarian ever.

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A former critical care nurse, Jon Cohen is the author of "The Man in the Window" and "Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger." Jon is the recipient of a creative writing grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and is the co-writer of the film "Minority Report," directed by Steven Spielberg. His latest novel is "Harry's Trees."

Jon lives with his wife outside of Philadelphia.