Happy paperback release to Harry’s Trees and a big thanks to Harlequin Mira for my copy to celebrate! Fans of quirky, magical tales are going to love this endearing story!
My Thoughts:
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 character to love. She spends time in her fantastical treehouse that her father built for her, and she absolutely loves to read. One of her best friends is Olive the librarian. Olive gives Oriana a special book, The Grum’s Ledger, that plays a central part in the heart of this story.
Harry shares with the reader his affinity for trees. He describes them with luscious detail, as a special side element to the story.
The way this book comes together is nothing short of magical. In Harry’s Trees, there is real human suffering through tragic loss. But there is also hope and healing, and most endearingly of all, magic through the eyes of a child.
Harry’s Trees is a captivating tale of discovering friendship in times of despair and traveling through tragedy to redemption.
I received a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.
About the Book:
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 losing himself. But fate intervenes in the form of a fiercely determined young girl named Oriana. She, too, has lost someone—her father. And in the magical, willful world of her reckoning, Oriana believes that Harry is the key to finding her way back to him.
As Harry agrees to help the young girl, the unlikeliest of elements—a tree house, a Wolf, a small-town librarian and a book called The Grum’s Ledger—come together to create the biggest sensation ever to descend upon the Endless Mountains…a golden adventure that will fulfill Oriana’s wildest dreams and open the door to a new life for Harry.
“Harry’s Trees” is an uplifting tale about love, loss, friendship and redemption. Fans of Fredrik Backman’s “A Man Called Ove” and Gabrielle Zevin’s “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry will find in its relentless good humor a much-needed remedy for these fraught times.”
Great picture of kitty, and review, Jennifer! I have not read this one or the other magical book that it is compared to. Happy reading!🌻🌻🐾🐾🐈❤️📚😊😘🌻🌻
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Thanks, Virginia! It was such a delightful and charming read! Happy reading to you too! 💗
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Wasn’t this such a lovely story? So happy you enjoyed it! Beautiful review and happy Friday, Jennifer! 🌸
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Thanks so much, Marialyce! It truly was! I hope to find more books like this in the future! Happy Friday! 💕
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Sounds like a lovely book! Happy Friday, Jennifer!
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Thanks, Kris! It was a magical read!
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This does sound magical! I love trees so I just know this book would work for me😁
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It really was, Tammy, and the trees- it’s just so special!
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The Storied Life is one of my favorites, so I definitely need to read this one! It sounds very special. I’m glad you enjoyed it, Jennifer. Lovely review! ❤
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Thanks, Steph! It’s such a sweet read! I read it last year when I first started blogging, and the publisher asked me to share again for the paperback release. It’s just a gorgeous book, and I bet it would be great on audio, too. Happy Friday, my friend! ♥️
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It sounds sweet and I will definitely check it out! xoxo ♥
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Lovely review Jen! Look at that gorgeous sleeping kitty! Love the sunflowers too!🌻🌻 Have a very happy Friday!💜
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Thanks so much, Sus! I’m so happy one of the kitties showed up for this pic! I hope you are having a wonderful Friday, too! Any word yet on the jobs? ♥️
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Heading down to Electrolux in Anderson SC on Monday. He will work all week and then come home on Friday.💜
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Is this the new job?
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Yes it’s another contract position and most likely will lead to full time employment unless the Moen people ever make a decision💙
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Does that mean you may move to SC?
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If it turns to full time yes! If Moen makes a decision then it’s off to New Bern…..taking it one week at a time!😵😵💙
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I love all the sunflowers and I love your cushion. Great review.
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Thanks, Jules! It was a magical read!
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Love the tagline in the blurb. This one sounds special ❤
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It really is a beautiful story, Jacquie!
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Awesome review!! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Dee! ♥️
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Wow, this sounds like a really powerful read! 🙂
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Oriana sounds like such a wonderful character. I know I would love her. The book sounds magical too. It’s new to me too so it’s definitely going on the TBR. Great review!
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Thanks, Suzanne! I think you’ll love this special book! Oriana is so endearing.
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Lovely review! This sounds interesting and I put a request in at the library. Thanks for sharing!
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I have been wondering about this one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂
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My pleasure! It’s such a magical read!
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This does sound magical and captivating. Although there is definitely a sad element to this story, I like how there seems to be another side that breathes hope into the story. Adding to my list. 🙂
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