They Doubted His Pine Trees Until Nineteen Eighty Eight Proved Him Right

house running. The trees grew through all of it, indifferent to gossip, indifferent to bank notes. One night in December, Tom came home so exhausted he fell asleep at the kitchen table with his boots still on.

Emily stood beside him, looking at his bent head, and understood something that frightened her.

Her father was not unbreakable.

In January 1988,continue reading …