Arborescence

transforms the anguish of our moment into hope'' RICHARD FLANAGAN, TLS ''I do not remember loving a book and a story this much in a very long time'' MINNIE DRIVER ___________________________________________________________________________ What makes a person want to be a tree? Bren and his partner Caelyn are feeling at a standstill in their lives. One day they come across a video of people in the forest who believe that if they stand still for long enough they will transform into trees. The idea is absurd. But it''s spreading. Soon, people start to go missing and trees appear in unlikely places. As cities decay and the world becomes greener, Caelyn becomes more and more convinced that arborescence is exactly what will save the planet from human destruction. Bren isn''t so sure. Drifting apart, Bren and Caelyn are forced to question what it really means to be human - and if they are ready to stand