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Fiction Humorous

The Winter-Blooming Tree

by (author) Barbara Langhorst

Publisher
Palimpsest Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2021
Category
Humorous, Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989287859
    Publish Date
    Oct 2021
    List Price
    $18.95

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The Winter-Blooming Tree draws us into the lives of Ursula Koehl-Niederhauser, a school teacher suffering from lapses of memory who is convinced that she has dementia; Andreas, her charming, well-intentioned but somewhat self-absorbed husband; and their grown daughter, Mia, who is about to move home after bouncing all over the country, trying to find herself as a journalist. Distracted by thoughts and memories of the winter-blooming apple tree in her laundry room, Ursula misses the neurologist's diagnosis and becomes convinced she is falling ill. Andreas, certain that she is fine, refuses to worry her with his own work and health problems. Mia, caught up with her own situation, has no idea that her parents are struggling and can?t understand why her mother, especially, is behaving so badly. The Winter-Blooming Tree delves into the dissonance between family members and how sometimes pride is the only thing standing between those we love and the stories we tell ourselves.

About the author

Barbara Langhorst was born and educated in Edmonton, Alberta. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Alberta and teaches at St. Peter’s College, SK, where she has had the pleasure of meeting many of Canada’s finest writers. She and her husband are empty nesters who share their acreage with several pets and the local wildlife. Restless White Fields is her first book of poetry.

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