August 1st 2010 by Avon

Book Synopsis

Written in a magic realist vernacular, Ilie Ruby’s debut novel opens as Grant Shongo has returned home to Canandaigua Lake, a little community where everyone knows everyone’s business—though they may pretend not to. Devastated and living in isolation after the break up of his marriage, Grant is drawn back into the world when a young man, Lion, pleas for his help in finding his missing wife, Melanie. Tongues are wagging about Melanie’s disappearance. A recovering addict, could she have had a relapse? ...Was she abducted? What, if anything, does it have to do with the death of her little brother all those years ago? Sparks fly when Grant’s first love returns to town, but can it be trusted this time? And with the chance at enjoying life again, will Grant’s promise to Lion fall by the wayside—possibly endangering countless lives? As the lovers reunite in a frantic search for Melanie, they discover a world where nature and the spiritual realm intertwine and nothing is as it seems. The Language of Trees examines the tremulous bonds between parents and children, lovers and friends, and human beings and their gods. It will make you believe that the spirits of those we love watch over us, that people can heal each other, and that if you can truly forgive yourself, the world will return to you all of your forgotten dreams.....(Goodreads)