The Singing Trees by Boo Walker
A young artist forges a path of self-discovery in an enriching novel about forgiving the past and embracing second chances, from the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story.
Maine, 1969. After losing her parents in a car accident, aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her grandmother and their large Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills. Inspired by her mother, whose own artistic dreams disappeared in a damaged marriage, Annalisa is dedicated only to painting. Closed off to love, and driven as much by her innate talent as she is the disillusionment of her past, Annalisa just wants to come into her own.
The first step is leaving Payton Mills and everything it represents. The next, the inspiring opportunities in the city of Portland and a thriving New England art scene where Annalisa hopes to find her voice. But she meets Thomas, an Ivy League student whose attentions—and troubled family—upend her pursuits in ways she never imagined possible. As their relationship deepens, Annalisa must balance her dreams against an unexpected love. Until the unraveling of an unforgivable lie.
For Annalisa, opening herself up to life and to love is a risk. It might also be the chance she needs to finally become the person and the artist she’s meant to be.
- File Name:the-singing-trees-by-boo-walker.epub
- Original Title:The Singing Trees: A Novel
- Creator:Boo Walker
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B08MZSNWMZ
- Publisher:Lake Union Publishing
- Date:2021-08-02T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:723.264 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright Page
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Contents
- 5. Prologue
- 6. Part I JULY 1969 TO JUNE 1970
- 7. Chapter 1 NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS
- 8. Chapter 2 NONNA’S HOUSE
- 9. Chapter 3 ALICE AND THE WHITE RABBIT
- 10. Chapter 4 COLD RIVER
- 11. Chapter 5 A RIDE HOME
- 12. Chapter 6 THE MANCUSO INQUISITION
- 13. Chapter 7 A DETERMINED YOUNG MAN
- 14. Chapter 8 THE DRIVE-IN
- 15. Chapter 9 DODGING BULLETS
- 16. Chapter 10 THE COUNTRY CLUB
- 17. Chapter 11 THE BROKEN ONES
- 18. Chapter 12 A U-TURN
- 19. Chapter 13 SHARON MAXWELL’S SILVER EYES
- 20. Chapter 14 EMMA, THE EXTRAORDINARY
- 21. Chapter 15 A STRAITJACKET
- 22. Chapter 16 A GOODBYE TO REMEMBER
- 23. Part II JUNE 1970 TO JANUARY 1972
- 24. Chapter 17 BREAKING OUT OF THE CAGE
- 25. Chapter 18 ONWARD AND UPWARD
- 26. Chapter 19 ONE NEEDS MONEY TO EAT
- 27. Chapter 20 THE CONTOURS OF A NAKED MAN
- 28. Chapter 21 A PHOTOGRAPH OF PAINFUL MEMORIES
- 29. Chapter 22 A SPEED SKETCH
- 30. Chapter 23 FINALLY, HER VOICE
- 31. Chapter 24 TREMBLING LIPS AND A HEART ON A WINDOW
- 32. Chapter 25 WHO IS WE?
- 33. Chapter 26 A SIDE TRIP FOR LOVE
- 34. Chapter 27 PASTA AND SAUCE
- 35. Chapter 28 ALOHA, MAINERS
- 36. Chapter 29 AN ARTIST COMES ALIVE
- 37. Chapter 30 CINNAMON BUNS IN THE OVEN
- 38. Chapter 31 KNOCKED DOWN LIKE BOWLING PINS
- 39. Chapter 32 THE DAYS (DAZE) AFTER
- 40. Part III FEBRUARY 1972 TO MAY 1979
- 41. Chapter 33 CELIA
- 42. Chapter 34 AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER
- 43. Chapter 35 HOME SCHOOL
- 44. Chapter 36 TURNING BACK TIME
- 45. Chapter 37 FLYING WITH WINGS
- 46. Chapter 38 GRAYSTONE
- 47. Chapter 39 THE FARMERS’ MARKET
- 48. Chapter 40 RUN, RABBIT, RUN
- 49. Chapter 41 WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN COULD NEVER BE
- 50. Chapter 42 PEOPLE LOVING PEOPLE
- 51. Epilogue
- 52. Acknowledgments
- 53. About the Author
Boo Walker
