'A wry tale, deftly told... transforms the anguish of our moment into a fable of hope' RICHARD FLANAGAN, TLS 'Laugh-out-loud funny, disarmingly wise and very, very readable' NATHAN FILER 'You will not be able to stop thinking about this extraordinary book' SOPHIE WARD 'Both a celebration of trees and a warning of a planet in crisis' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A great and beautiful book that is profound and profoundly moving' JENNIFER CROFT 'Thrilling, thought-provoking and incredibly tender' CHIOMA OKEREKE 'Reads like a thriller but has the tenderness and insight of poetry' BEN RAWLENCE 'A strange, profound exploration of what makes us human' THE BOOKSELLER ___________________________________________________________________________ What makes a person want to be a tree? Bren and his partner Caelyn are feeling at a standstill in their lives. One day they come across a video of people in the forest who believe that if they stand still for long enough they will transform into trees. The idea is