From the beloved author of the National Book Award-winning Three Junes- The unusual bond between a world-famous children's author and his assistant sets the stage for a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, and the power of an unexpected legacy
JULIA GLASS is the author of the best-selling Three Junes, winner of the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction; her previous novels include, most recently, And the Dark Sacred Night and The Widower's Tale. A teacher of fiction and a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Glass lives with her family in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
"Gripping and evocative . . . Glass is a formidable storyteller."
--The Washington Book Review
"A House Among the Trees shows [Glass] at her tender,
compassionate, thoughtful, best, thinking about art, about life,
and the way they intertwine so beautifully to make us, finally,
fully human." --Susan Larson, The New Orleans Advocate
"Spell-binding . . . Elegant and character-driven . . . Glass
accomplishes her task with a fresh vision and little fuss,
depicting the complexity not just of creativity, but also how
'sensitivity . . . is not the same as compassion.'" --Kathleen
Rooney, Chicago Tribune "A lovely meditation on the mysteries of
creativity and its costs, not just to creators, but to those who
surround them . . . Avoiding clichés about tortured, exploitative
genius, Glass crafts a thoughtful, warm-hearted tale about the
choices each of us makes, with consequences inevitably both good
and bad . . . It's a pleasure to be in the hands of a consummate
storyteller." --Wendy Smith, The Boston Globe "Enthralling . . .
Glass is a master at withholding information until just the right
moment." --Robert Allen Papinchak, The National Book Review "Glass
[is] an astute observer of relationships and master of dialogue."
--Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times "An immersively humane,
curl-up-by-the-fire read." --Passport Magazine
"A fascinating look at a world in which a creative artist becomes a
hot property to be both honored and exploited . . . A compelling
story with fully realized characters." --Michael Cart, Booklist
(starred review)
"Radiant . . . Warmhearted . . . Grippingly readable . . .
[Glass's] conclusion finds room for compromise and mutual
fulfillment among her full-bodied, compassionately rendered
characters." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Since her first
novel, Three Junes, Glass has explored family dynamics of all kinds
with a warm, yet never sentimental sympathy. She excels at bringing
her many characters to life and at imagining vivid scenes from the
rarified world of art and entertainment in this excellent new
book." --Library Journal
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