North Woods by Daniel Mason [ONLINE] - option 1

Our May novel is North Woods by Daniel Mason.

From Martha: "This book has everything! Rich characterization, a deeply engaging series of plotlines, crime drama, entries from a botanical guidebook, sketches, photographs, and a poetry-spouting mountain lion. In a display of master craftsmanship, Mason weaves all of the threads into a tapestry spanning centuries. It may sound like a progression of narrative tricks and sleights of hand, but each piece plays a critical role in crafting this spellbinding story. Highly recommended."

Publisher's description: When a pair of young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths a mass grave—only to discover that the ancient trees refuse to give up their secrets. A lovelorn painter, a sinister conman, a stalking panther, a lusty beetle: as each inhabitant confronts the wonder and mystery around them, they begin to realize that the dark, raucous, beautiful past is very much alive.

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

"A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries—“a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic” (The Washington Post)

More reviews: https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/north-woods/