The Wishing Trees

Almost a year after the death of his wife, former high-tech executive Ian finds a letter that will change his life. It contains Kate's final wish-a plea for him to take their ten-year-old daughter, Mattie, on a trip across Asia, through the countries they had always planned to visit. Eager to honor the woman they loved, Ian and Mattie embark on an epic journey, leaving notes to Kate in "wishing trees" along the way, and encountering miracles large and small. And as they begin to find their way back to each other, they discover that healing is possible and love endures-lessons that Kate hoped to show them all along...

Author: John Shors
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 09/07/2010
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.13h x 5.53w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780451231130

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/12/2010
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2010
Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 104
Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 60

About the Author
John Shors traveled extensively throughout Asia after graduating from Colorado College in 1991, living for several years in Japan, where he taught English, and then trekking across the continent, visiting ten countries and climbing the Himalayas. More recently, Mr. Shors worked as a newspaper reporter in his hometown, Des Moines, Iowa, before entering public relations and moving to Boulder, Colorado. Beneath a Marble Sky is his first novel.