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A dendrologist and tour guide facing the extinction of forests.

The book falls into the "Cli-Fi" (climate fiction) genre, examining how human greed and industrialization have led to ecological ruin. Greenwood Michael Christiezip

The core of the story centers on the "Greenwood boys," Harris and Everett, whose survival following a train wreck sets the family's history in motion. Major Themes A dendrologist and tour guide facing the extinction

A master carpenter whose life is defined by his relationship with wood. Major Themes A master carpenter whose life is

The novel's unique structure mimics the cross-section of a tree. It begins and ends in 2038, with the middle sections spiraling backward to 1908 before returning to the future.

Jacinda "Jake" Greenwood is a forest guide on Greenwood Island, one of the world's last remaining old-growth forests during a global environmental disaster known as the Great Withering.

These sections follow Liam, a carpenter struggling with his physical and emotional legacy, and Willow, an eco-warrior attempting to atone for her family's destructive past in the timber industry.