The Tree of Heaven (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

May Sinclair

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1528189299 ISBN 13: 9781528189293

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Across a quiet Hampstead world, a mother's grief and a family's secrets collide with grace and doubt.

This novel follows Frances and her grown children as they navigate love, loss, and the memory of those who fought and died. In a landscape of old houses, gardens, and a guiding sense of place, the book explores how memory shapes each choice and how a family learns to live with what remains.

Set against a backdrop of social change, it examines duty, resilience, and the fragile paths that lead from sorrow to meaning. The story intertwines intimate moments with broader questions about identity, faith, and the costs of devotion, offering a moving portrait of a family learning to honor the dead while continuing to live.

• Enter a world of intimate rooms, pressed between past and present, where voices argue, remember, and forgive.
• Follow a mother’s struggle to bear grief while protecting what remains of her family’s life.
• Experience shifts in relationships as characters face duty, loss, and the pull of memory.
• Explore themes of belonging, resilience, and the search for meaning after tragedy.

Ideal for readers who value character-driven fiction that blends family history with emotional discovery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528189299
• ISBN 13: 9781528189293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 388