They talk to the trees ... and the trees talk to each other

‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers is an enthralling account of how nature contributes to our wellbeing

12 July 2021 - 21:27 By Mila de Villiers

Thought that talking trees were strictly limited to Tolkien’s ents of Middle Earth? Think again. Richard Powers’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner The Overstory adds new meaning to arboreal sentience...

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