When seventeen-year-old Sahara OâSaughnessy discovers a rift into the realm of lore, the most haunting stories sheâs been telling her friends come to life.
In Ellie Casterâs town of Bishopâs Gap, the feuding Caster and Levy families both dread the mark, a scorch that brings a curse from the Burning Tree.
Helen Dentâs debut The Burning Tree brings magical realism to rural Georgia, untangling thickets of familial strife with colorful characters and verdant prose.