Trees: A Rooted History Valentine Walter slips easily into life

Walter slips easily into life in the cove and into Laurel’s heart

Publisher: IVP Books (October 4

A fierce and provocative novel that adds a new dimension to the matchless oeuvre of Toni Morrison

The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work “draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction

The wealthy owner of the famous Cosey’s Hotel and Resort

Trees: A Rooted History Valentine Walter slips easily into lifePart botany, part history, part cultural anthropologyTrees goes beyond the basics to tell readers everything they might want to know about this particular branch of the plant kingdom. Trees explores the important roles trees play in our ecosystem, takes an up close and personal look at the parts of trees (from roots to leaves), and unpacks the cultural impact of trees from classification systems (like family trees) to art forms (like bonsai trees).