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How Far from the Tree?
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In a small Alpine village, five tipsy teenagers make a mistake which haunts their future and tears apart their friendship group. Twenty years later, two sisters set off on a gap year to visit extraordinary places and make connections with people all over the world. But when their world is turned upside-down, and everything they believed about themselves turns out to be false, they head back to the French Alps where their parents had lived, to try and understand.
Set against a background of glamourous ski resorts, rugged Northumberland coastlines and international music festivals, this compelling story follows the sister's attempts to unravel the truth, and discover if family means the one you are born into, or the one you find for yourself.
ISBN : 978-1-83543-111-5
Published: 13/03/2025
Pages : 300
Size : 205x140
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Cathie Earle
From Newcastle, with Scottish origins, I have been living in the French Alps near Lake Annecy since my first job in a ski resort after university. Over the years, I have been a ski instructor, white-water rafter, estate agent, full-time mum to three sons, now grown, but these days I am an English teacher in a local high school. In this lovely area, I spend my free time skiing, walking in the mountains, swimming in the lake or gardening to the soundtrack of buzzards, woodpeckers and cuckoos.
As a European polyglot family, we love the resulting mishmash of cultures!
