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The Wishing Trees
Author: John Shors
Narrator: Jefferson Mays
Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/08/2011
Category: Fiction - Historical
Synopsis
Author John Shors has won numerous awards, and his works have been translated into 25 languages. In The Wishing Trees, Ian and his 10-year-old daughter Mattie are struggling with the passing of Kate-wife and mother-after her long battle with cancer. When Ian finally opens a letter Kate handed him before her death, he is surprised at the request inside: that he and Mattie travel across Asia while opening a series of letters from Kate, one at a time. As they complete each stage of the trip, they tie paper wishes to trees, which helps them come to terms with their loss. ". a moving, emotional story ."-Booklist