The View from Here - by Lynne Hinton (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The View From Here is about a middle-aged woman trying to find herself and coming to the realization that the only place she can do it happens to be thirty-five feet up a pine tree. This is a story about love and forgiveness, about loss and what it means to be family. It's a story about finding peace in whatever place you call home.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Katie Sinclair climbed up a loblolly pine just to see if she could. And then she stayed, creating a media sensation and more than a little trouble for the folks in Jones County, North Carolina. There is a lot of speculation about why the state employee took to the tree. Some think she is making a political statement about the destruction of forests for urban development. Others believe her recent divorce has driven her to a nervous breakdown. But the truth is she's living in a tree because she needs a new perspective. She needs a wider view of a life that had somehow become tedious and small. From her perch high above, Katie deals with the deputy who keeps being sent to try and talk her down, a brutal spring storm, well-meaning environmentalists, odd and interesting townspeople, a pair of protective horned owls, a mysterious reporter, and even some dangerous "boys" sent by a local developer whose plans demand the removal of her tree. There is plenty for Katie to take in while living in a tree. <em>The View From Here</em> is her story. Author Lynne Hinton's elegant, effortless prose shows us as if we were on the landing beside Katie what Katie is seeing and learning about birds, sky, wind, her neighbors, and other people. But she--and us with her, her reader--is changed primarily by what she discovers about herself, about grief and forgiveness, and about the true love that has been in front of her for most of her life. No reader will be unmoved by the imaginative conceit of this novel or its wise, lyrical, and empathetic telling crafted by a master writer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>The View from Here</em> is a compelling, heart-wrenching, infuriating, and ultimately deeply satisfying read. -- <b>Quail Ridge Books</b><br><br>A profound story full of wisdom and grace from a master storyteller--an inspirational page-turner. -- <b>Cassandra King</b>, author of <em>The Sunday Wife</em><br><br>Best-selling author Lynne Hinton (<em>Friendship Cake</em>) writes with a huge heart, suffusing her characters with humor, gentle wisdom, and the determination to push through life's pummelings with graceful strength and love. Impossible to put down or forget. -- <b><em>Library Journal</em></b> Starred Review<br><br>Lynne Hinton has delivered a delicate, thoughtful book with a great deal of heart. When middle-aged Katie Sinclair decides to climb a loblolly pine to make sense of her life, the reader gets a new view of the world. Enriching! -- <b>Anne Clinard Barnhill</b>, award-winning author of <em>The Beautician's Notebook</em> and <em>At the Mercy of the Queen</em><br><br>Lynne Hinton is a born storyteller, here at the top of her form, writing with compassion and understanding. -- <b>Lee Smith</b>, author of <em>The Last Girls</em><br><br>Lynne Hinton writes lyrically about the kind of life we all dream of having -- of abiding friendships, deep roots, and love no-matter-what. -- <b>Philip Gulley</b>, author of <em>The Harmony Series</em><br><br>Lynne Hinton's charming <em>The View From Here</em> interlaces recollections of childhood days of wonder in the woods with themes of protesting environmental degradation. Character relationships shine as the stars of the story. Descriptions of natural beauty and the history of birdwatching and bird habitat preservation give added depth. <em>The View From Here</em> is a poignant meditation on what makes the natural environment worth saving; it also shows how integral relationships are to saving human beings. -- <b><em>ForeWord Reviews</em></b><br><br>Lynne Hinton's novel about finding strength of spirit and forgiveness in a thicket of loblolly pines is the sort of book Henry David Thoreau would have appreciated. I know I did. A beautiful work. -- <b>Michael Morris</b>, author of <em>Man in the Blue Moon</em>, <em>Slow Way Home</em>, and <em>A Place Called Wiregrass</em><br><br>Lyrical and captivating. Not to be missed. -- <b>Laura Rose Gatley</b>, author of <em>Grounded and Centered in the Midst of Chaos</em><br><br>Quintessential Lynne Hinton. Pure honey. -- <b>Kristy Barrett</b>, author of <em>A Novel Bee</em><br><br>The premise alone makes you want to read <em>The View from Here</em>, the story of a middle-aged bird-lover who climbs a loblolly pine and refuses to come down. Why should she? She's doing it crazy and doing it big. When the curious ask her why, she remains mum--and up a tree--because she's not sure of the 'why' herself. Lynne Hinton writes this compelling tale with great and soulful skill, avoiding high dudgeon about all her themes--forgiveness, nature, loss, and love. -- <b>Rheta Grimsley Johnson</b>, former syndicated columnist and author of <em>Hank Hung the Moon</em> and <em>Enchanted Evening Barbie and the Second Coming</em><br><br>What a joy to be transported into Katie Sinclair's world, in which her curiosity and knowledge of the rare make her an inadvertent heroine. Courageous in the face of many threats--human, animal, and natural--Katie emerges as a model for the contemporary woman situated in the crosshairs of competing interests. Hinton's prose is sure and elegant. -- <b>Lynn Pruett</b>, author of <em>Ruby River</em><br>
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