Where The Trees Were, Inga Simpson
Where The Trees Were, Inga Simpson
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Where The Trees Were

Author: Inga Simpson

Narrator: Inga Simpson

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/22/2016

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE AWARD FOR FICTION 2017
LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017

'All in?' Kieran pulled me up, and the others followed. We gathered around the bigger tree. No one asked Matty - he just reached up and put his right hand on the trunk with ours.

Kieran cleared his throat. 'We swear, on these trees, to always be friends. To protect each other - and this place.'

Finding those carved trees forged a bond between Jay and her four childhood friends and opened their eyes to a wider world. But their attempt to protect the grove ends in disaster, and that one day on the river changes their lives forever.

Seventeen years later, Jay finally has her chance to make amends. But at what cost? Not every wrong can be put right, but sometimes looking the other way is no longer an option.

Praise for WHERE THE TREES WERE:
'an entrancing novel from a powerful new voice in Australian literature' - Australian Women's Weekly - APRIL 2016 AWW GREAT READ

Praise for NEST:
'(a) truly rich novel' - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'a thoroughly enjoyable, uplifting read from one of the most creative nature writers of our time.' - MINDFOOD

Praise for MR WIGG:
'beautiful and absorbing' - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
'Simpson is a beautiful writer' - BIG ISSUE

About Inga Simpson

Inga Simpson began her career as a professional writer for government before gaining a PhD in creative writing. In 2011, she took part in the Queensland Writers Centre Manuscript Development Program and, as a result, Hachette Australia published her first novel, Mr Wigg, in 2013. Nest, Inga's second novel, was published in 2014 and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize and shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal. Inga's third novel, the acclaimed Where the Trees Were, was published in 2016.Inga was awarded the final Eric Rolls Prize for her nature writing and has obtained a second PhD, exploring the history of Australian nature writers. Inga's account of her love of Australian nature and life with trees, Understory, was published in 2017. Her first book for children, The Book of Australian Trees, illustrated by Alicia Rogerson, was published in 2021. The Last Woman in the World, her critically acclaimed environmental thriller, was published in 2021 and shortlisted for the 2022 Fiction Indie Book Award. Her bestselling and critically acclaimed 2022 novel Willowman was shortlisted for the BookPeople Adult Fiction Book of the Year 2023. Inga lives on the NSW south coast among trees.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on September 11, 2017

4★ “The cuts were deep and wide, right into the heartwood, like fingers making a river. Scrolls and diamonds filled the space around it. It all meant something. It meant a lot. We knew that straight away. We didn’t quite understand, the way we didn’t fully understand a lot of things. At the same time......more

Loved it! My View: Another great read from Inga Simpson – her passion for nature and her wonderful ability to transport the reader to any location she chooses to write about is to be commended. And Inga Simpson artfully captures the innocence of childhood perfectly! Children accept everyone, it is not......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 09, 2016

Inga Simpson is the best nature writer in Australian fiction - the chapters set in the characters childhood around the river and bush are gloriously well-drawn, as are the descriptions of the older Jay's bike-rides around Canberra. The characters - particularly as children - are strong as well. The......more