{"product_id":"the-black-tree-atop-the-hill-9781955904988","title":"The Black Tree Atop the Hill","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat came first in this Gothic Western, the ghosts or \u003ci\u003eThe Black Tree Atop the Hill?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Tree Atop the Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is set in an alternate American old-west that is hauntingly familiar yet strangely off-putting. This is a story about believing in intuition against the rain, about the violence of nature and of those who inflict it. Gothic gardeners explore the question of nature's home in a progressing world, leaving readers with conflicting resolutions and twisty insides.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMarisol is the first to see the tree on the hill, but that's only to be expected. She is the witch of Jack Boyd's ranch and her job is to notice threats, even amid a disastrous calving season. No one seems to remember the tree was not there yesterday. The forest begins to spread, and it is up to Marisol and the ranch's ghost to work together to stop the trees from taking over their ranch, California, and the entirety of the country. But, all magic requires sacrifice, and Marisol is not certain she is prepared to accept the consequences of what she must do to stop the trees' advance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clash Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955904988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140","brand":"Karla Yvette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067760738485,"sku":"9781955904988","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c31ed653-4403-4e2c-a881-375e35bc0103.jpg?v=1690864889","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-black-tree-atop-the-hill-9781955904988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}