The Tree of After Life - Paperback

by J. S. Vaughn (Author)

Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick

"A striking, soulful novel of cultural differences, motherhood, and making the difficult choices in life." -Publisher's Weekly BookLife, Editor's Pick

"A love-letter to mothers, lovers, and the celebration of culture." -Publisher's Weekly BookLife, Editor's Pick

When Hyosun's estranged son dies, she discovers his estate is empty and his fiancée has vanished. Searching for answers means confronting everything she refused to see: the life Jason built without her, the woman who understood him, and the cultural divide she never tried to cross.

Through Carrie's journal and a journey to Chicago, two grieving women circle each other-one who raised him, one who loved him, neither able to move forward alone.

J.S. Vaughn's debut novel is a meditation on the distances we create and the impossible work of closing them. Vaughn is also the author of Remanence.