The Willow Tree

The Willow Tree
ISBN-10
0991314611
ISBN-13
9780991314614
Series
The Willow Tree
Category
Fiction
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2014-01-20
Publisher
Elan Carson
Author
Elan Carson

Description

The Willow Tree is a coming-of-age story that depicts one adolescent's struggle with depression.   Emma must learn to fight for her emotional stability and life after her mother remarries. She engages in a stormy relationship with her abusive step-father, while her mom slips away into depression herself.   Both book-smart and painfully awkward, Emma struggles to connect with her peers and eventually finds friends with students who are considered outcasts. Outside of school, her home life becomes more and more turbulent. The bond between Emma and her mother dwindles to only occasional encounters, while her step-father remains present in her waking life and nightmares.   Fraught with hiding the stress from deep concerns about her friends’ misjudgments, Emma hides the torment of her step-father’s abuse. After his sudden suicide, her feelings she developed for him dangerously lead her down her own self-destructive path.

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