The Private Lives of Trees by Alejandro Zambra WBJ From roasting marshmallows to pulling

From roasting marshmallows to pulling kittens out of their hats

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The Private Lives of Trees by Alejandro Zambra WBJ From roasting marshmallows to pullingThe second novel by the internationally celebrated writer Alejandro Zambra, a short and strikingly original (The New Yorker) book about the stories we spin for ourselves and our loved onesnow reissued by Penguin Veronica is late, and Julin is increasingly convinced she won't ever come home. To pass the time, he improvises a story about trees to coax his stepdaughter, Daniela, to sleep. He has made a life as a literature professor, developing a novel