Then the Trees Said Hello: A nature-centered magical realism novel

Two women separated by time learn what happens when they embrace their inner magic in this inspiring environmental fiction novel.Although Sara's college degree provided her an out, she always knew she’d return home to the small logging community that is like family to her. But when she learns the forest around her can talk, Sara’s focus shifts from cutting down the trees to saving them. Soon she discovers a hidden world, and among the people who live there, she finds love. But as tensions between her conservation efforts and her community rise, the people she once called family become her biggest adversaries.Decades later, recent graduate, Maxine, sets out in her van to figure out the next steps in life. Along the way, she discovers a journal that Sara hid away. Through its entries, Maxine learns of an underground world where people float and trees talk.Although It sounds like a fantasy, she feels the truth in the journal's words. But there's only one way to know for sure. Maxine must uncover what happened to Sara. Could she learn to do what Sara did and find a place where she belongs?