The girl who communicated with trees – and her quest to save them
Published by Impress Books in 2020 and 2021, the Tree Magic series is suitable for both adults and teens.
Follow teenager Rainbow’s coming of age story over six years in the 1990s, from English woodland to French mountains and magical forests.
The Tree Magic series comprises 3 books, which must be read in order: Tree Magic, Tree Slayer & Tree Sacrifice.
Book 1: Tree Magic
A life fractured into parallel worlds. A quiet magic to accept or ignore. A decision to make.
Tree Magic is available in 2 editions: the original 2017 edition (green) and a new 2020 edition (blue).
Ebook ISBN: 9781911293644
Paperback ISBN: 9781911293637
Links to buy Tree Magic: Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon France.
Tree Magic book description:
Escape from difficult family dynamics is teenager Rainbow’s desire. When she discovers a strange gift for communicating with trees, she thinks she’s found her salvation. Even better, a mysterious but gentle man living in her Dorset village helps develop her powers.
But when tragedy strikes, Rainbow’s life is torn apart, creating parallel worlds in the process. In one life, the vulnerable Rainbow strives to salvage her family. In the other, her alter-ego, Mary, flees her past. Over the next few years the two versions of Rainbow follow very different lives. The source of their grief, however, is the same – a confession buried deep within their memories.
Could France offer more than a mere escape? As the two worlds draw closer and memories resurface, Rainbow and Mary’s futures must be determined. Can they receive the healing they need? Or will the renewed pain be too much to bear? Only by risking their lives will they know.
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Book 2: Tree Slayer
A horrific gale. A mysterious quest. The most important tree in France to save.
Tree Slayer is the sequel to Tree Magic and was published by Impress Books in October 2020.
Ebook ISBN: 9781911293408
Paperback ISBN: 9781911293392
Links to buy Tree Slayer: Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon France.
Tree Slayer book description:
Nine months after the events of Tree Magic, Rainbow is struggling to come to terms with how she’s changed. Her bond with trees has grown and she’s found a way to work with them. But Amrita’s warnings about a Tree Slayer are gaining strength and Rainbow can no longer ignore them.
To protect France’s woodland, she’ll need to save the One Tree, although its whereabouts remains a mystery. To find it, Rainbow will have to leave everything she knows and loves. It will be her greatest challenge yet – but she cannot succeed alone. She’ll have to enlist the help of Eole, an enigmatic scientist and sceptic.
Rainbow’s journey through mountains and forests will increase her understanding of the tree world and of herself. But her life is at risk. Does she have what it takes to face the Tree Slayer? And can she trust Eole, who has powers of his own?
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A suicide pact. A new responsibility. A desperate bid for harmony
Tree Sacrifice is the final book in the trilogy and was published in September 2021 by Impress Books.
Paperback ISBN: 9781911293705
Ebook ISBN: 9781911293699
Links to buy Tree Sacrifice: Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon US.
Tree Sacrifice book description:
As Rainbow leaves Brocéliande forest after the events of Tree Slayer, she learns that a much greater challenge faces her. Exasperated by mankind’s disrespect for trees, the One Tree has set a terrible event into motion. Rainbow is strictly forbidden from intervening, but thousands of trees across France could die unless she does so.
Her search for guidance will take her to England, where a startling discovery makes sense of her gift and opens new perspectives. She must take the hardest decision of her life. But will her and Eole’s sacrifices be enough to save the French forests?
Unknown to Rainbow, help is close by. But it lies in a different world, a parallel world where mankind lives in unity with trees. There, Druana must decide whether she’s prepared to risk everything to rebalance her world.
Will Druana and Rainbow ever meet? What would be the cost? For everything gained, something must be lost.
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Introductions to the Tree Magic series
According to the literary journal Storgy Magazine: “Tree Magic is a beautiful and universal tale of loss, love and learning to find a place in a world without roots.”
Want a laugh? Then watch a 1-minute video of me attempting to introduce Tree Magic. If you’re a film industry professional, feel free to offer me acting roles via my contact page (that’s a joke btw). Alternatively, watch me in a more serious interview with the CEO of Untold books or listen to a reading and discussion about the Tree Magic series on the Anglofile radio programme.
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