
The Tree-Sitter
A Novel
Suzanne Matson(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 20. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-0-393-32944-5 (ISBN)
Description
Julie Prince is a top college student, destined for conventional success. But then she falls in love with Neil, a radical graduate student, and abandons her privileged East Coast life to tree-sit in the forests of Oregon. At first it is a romantic field trip; soon, though, Julie finds herself increasingly moved by the magnificence of the endangered forest and, like Neil, invested in its protection. Eventually pulled into a militant act of sabotage, Julie is forced to reassess her deepest held loyalties and beliefs.
Reviews / Votes
"Incisively explores urgent questions about our abuse of nature. . . . Matson makes a vital connection between personal awakenings and the environmental and political realities with which we all must contend." -- Booklist "This story of the all-encompassing blaze of first love and an uneasy eco-activism is surprising and honest." -- Publishers Weekly "Quietly intense. . . . A timely, thoughtful, morally complex novel." -- Suzanne BerneMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
353 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-32944-5 (9780393329445)
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E-Book
03/2007
W. W. Norton & Company
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Person
Suzanne Matson, a 2012 fellow in fiction writing from the National Endowment for the Arts, is the author of four novels and two collections of poetry. She teaches at Boston College and lives in Newton, Massachusetts.