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Our Father Who Art in a Tree : a Novel by Pascoe, Judy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Our Father Who Art in a Tree : a Novel about?
It was simple for me, the saints were in heaven and guardian angels had extendable wings like Batman and my dad had died and gone to live in the tree in the backyard. So begins this richly metaphorical, deeply affecting novel about a family, and how loss and grief can be moved through and overcome. In a voice reminiscent of Scout Finch, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird , Simone observes with candor and fresh insight the ways in which her mother, brothers, neighbors, and community deal with the death of her father. While her mother stares blankly into space, functioning only on the most basic level, and her older brother buries himself in schoolwork, Simone conceives the idea that her fathers spirit lives in the tree in the backyard. She can go out there, climb up and sit in the trees branches, and listen as her father talks to her. It is only when Simones mother takes on a suitor that a confrontation is forced between the power of the past and the hope of new life in the future. Rich in understanding about the power of love, the spirit, and belief, imbued with unexpected truths about peoples deep levels of connection and feeling, and written in prose that combines lyricism wit
Who reads Our Father Who Art in a Tree : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Pascoe, Judy
- Publisher
- Random House Canada
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780375507991
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.38 / 5 (195 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14