The Witness Tree

WINNER of the 2012 IPPY AWARD ("Sweet Song") For fans of James Salter, Jonathan Evison, Jim Harrison, and J.D. Salinger 
 
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
   A troubled, brilliant artist's story, told in the voice of a magnificent tree that becomes his inspiration and guardian.
   This fascinating tale relates the passions and sacrifices that make up an artist's life. A boy's self-developed talent grows into an artistic genius with a very special connection to nature. But touching nature so deeply leads to intensity of feeling and vision that unsettles his life. His twin brother becomes his manager and an anchor of stability in the human world Failed relationships mar artistic success. All this is witnessed by the tree, which narrates the story with an understanding that is beyond human yet linked deeply to the artist's vision.
   This exceptional novel tells a compelling story of personal growth, while also exploring the connections between creativity, love, madness, beauty and man's relation to nature, Its unusual narrator tells a gripping story while at the same time giving us a new perspective on the place of humans in a larger natural reality.
   "Persun ...weaves an imaginative tale exploring the complex relationship between art and madness." --Tim W. Brown, Small Press Review
   "The Witness Tree is a unique and engaging novel about the relationship between the creative and the practical sides of human beings and their spiritual and psychic connection with nature, so necessary to being balanced and whole in an increasingly complex world." --James A. Cox, The Bookwatch

Terry Persun is a Five-Time Award-Winning novelist, an Amazon bestseller, and a Pushcart nominee.
   His short stories and poetry have been widely published, and his historical novel, "Sweet Song" won the 2012 IPPY Award. His novel "Wolf's Rite was a ForeWord magazine Book of the Year finalist.
   Terry has been writing professionally for over thirty years, and continues to publish in small and university magazines across the country.
   He writes in other genres including mainstream fiction, historical fiction, science fiction/fantasy, suspense, crime/detective, and poetry.
 
   For videos, short stories, and other information go to: TerryPersun.com