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The Old Man & the Tree
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A Magical, Unforgettable Tale... A splendid maple - huge, majestic, and newly conscious - has thrust out its dense roots, creating havoc on a nearby sidewalk. The jumbled mess causes an accident from which a young boy may never recover. Hidden high in the tree's branches, a mother crow stands sentinel over what she knows will be her final clutch of eggs. Nearby, a hawk - the same one that viciously robbed her of her lifelong mate and previous hatchlings - stalks her, waits for the perfect mome…
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- Author: Frank Shapiro
- Publisher: Outskirts Press
- ISBN-10: 1432734210
- ISBN-13: 9781432734213
- Format: 12.9 x 20.5 x 0.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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A Magical, Unforgettable Tale... A splendid maple - huge, majestic, and newly conscious - has thrust out its dense roots, creating havoc on a nearby sidewalk. The jumbled mess causes an accident from which a young boy may never recover. Hidden high in the tree's branches, a mother crow stands sentinel over what she knows will be her final clutch of eggs. Nearby, a hawk - the same one that viciously robbed her of her lifelong mate and previous hatchlings - stalks her, waits for the perfect moment to strike. John Wilson, at 76, has lived beside his tree for 70 years - rested in its shade, carved initials in its bark, watched it grow. But in possible destruction, he discovers something beyond himself - his place in a world he's allowed to pass him by. A City Attorney threatens. A City Inspector ponders. A community gathers. An old tree defies its very nature becoming self-aware. An old bird resists the unrelenting force of instinct for self-preservation. An old man overcomes his self-imposed isolation and the inertia spawned by his past... And an amazing story unveils a tiny slice of Man's relationship to Nature - and Nature's to Man - in this magical tale in which all entities converge on a typical American street and reveal the enduring themes we all share - life, loss, regret and, ultimately, hope.
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- Author: Frank Shapiro
- Publisher: Outskirts Press
- ISBN-10: 1432734210
- ISBN-13: 9781432734213
- Format: 12.9 x 20.5 x 0.6 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
A Magical, Unforgettable Tale... A splendid maple - huge, majestic, and newly conscious - has thrust out its dense roots, creating havoc on a nearby sidewalk. The jumbled mess causes an accident from which a young boy may never recover. Hidden high in the tree's branches, a mother crow stands sentinel over what she knows will be her final clutch of eggs. Nearby, a hawk - the same one that viciously robbed her of her lifelong mate and previous hatchlings - stalks her, waits for the perfect moment to strike. John Wilson, at 76, has lived beside his tree for 70 years - rested in its shade, carved initials in its bark, watched it grow. But in possible destruction, he discovers something beyond himself - his place in a world he's allowed to pass him by. A City Attorney threatens. A City Inspector ponders. A community gathers. An old tree defies its very nature becoming self-aware. An old bird resists the unrelenting force of instinct for self-preservation. An old man overcomes his self-imposed isolation and the inertia spawned by his past... And an amazing story unveils a tiny slice of Man's relationship to Nature - and Nature's to Man - in this magical tale in which all entities converge on a typical American street and reveal the enduring themes we all share - life, loss, regret and, ultimately, hope.
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