When the Last Tree (Earth of America) (French Edition)

The Palmarès 2021: The 100 Books of the Year of Lire Magazine

"The time does not move in a given direction. It accumulates, that's all - in the body, in the world - like wood. Layer after layer. Clear, then dark. Each one resting on the previous one, impossible without the one before. Every triumph, every disaster forever inscribed in its structure." From the near future to the 1930s, Michael Christie constructs the genealogy of a family whose destiny is shrouded in secrets and intimately linked to that of the forests, in the manner of an architect.

1. The epidemic waves of the Great Withering have decimated all the trees and turned the planet into a desert of dust. One of the last refuges is a wooded island off the coast of British Columbia, which attracts wealthy tourists who come to admire the ultimate old-growth forest. Jacinda works there as a guide, with no real hope for a better future. Until a friend informs her that she could be the descendant of Harris Greenwood, a controversial timber magnate. It is the beginning of a rich and multifaceted story whose unsuspected ramifications echo the events, the dramas, and the upheavals that have shaped our world. What will remain when the last tree has been felled?

A family epic, a social and ecological novel, this impressive and original book establishes its author as one of the most talented Canadian writers of his generation. The Booksellers' Prize 2021 - Livres Hebdo

And what if the great American novel of this literary season came from Canada? The breath, numerous twists and turns, memorable characters, small stories within the grand narrative. It's all there. Page of Booksellers

A debut novel in the footsteps of Steinbeck. France Info

A masterful and epic novel. When the Last Tree Falls is not just read. It is devoured. La République du Centre

One word is necessary at the end of this novel: impressive. Impressive in its complexity, richness, subtlety, plausibility, perspective, mastery, maturity. Hall of the Bookstore.

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