{"product_id":"the-tree-9780061997778","title":"The Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic meditation on creativity and the natural world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"For years I have carried this book. . . with me on travels to reread, ponder, envy. In prose of classic gravity, precision, and delicacy, Fowles addresses matters of final importance.\" --W. S. Merwin, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Tree \u003c\/em\u003eis the fullest and finest exploration I've ever read of how the useless delights to be discovered in nature can ripen into the practice of art.\" --Lewis Hyde, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published a generation ago, \u003cem\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is renowned English novelist John Fowles's provocative meditation on the connection between the natural world and human creativity, and a powerful argument against taming the wild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn it, Fowles recounts his own childhood in England and describes how he rebelled against his Edwardian father's obsession with the \"quantifiable yield\" of well-pruned fruit trees and came to prize instead the messy, purposeless beauty of nature left to its wildest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring, even life-changing book, one that reaffirms our connection to nature and reminds us of the pleasure of getting lost, the merits of having no plan, and the wisdom of following one's nose wherever it may lead--in life as much as in art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special 30th anniversary edition includes an introduction by Barry Lopez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFowles, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, and won international recognition with his first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Collector\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1963. His many other bestselling novels include \u003cem\u003eThe Magus\u003c\/em\u003e (1966), \u003cem\u003eDaniel Martin\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), and \u003cem\u003eThe French Lieutenant's Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (1969), which was turned into an acclaimed film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. John Fowles died in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641351377170,"sku":"9780061997778","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0102af8-a5d9-4b4f-81b8-1ea9e52fc25a.jpg?v=1733012604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tree-9780061997778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}