Vancouver is the story Paul would tell if he were living in plague times—a story
that comforts, a story that wards of evil. His story is about the giant that
influenced his life, it’s about the day the world changed, and it’s about what
happens when our giants come tumbling down. Think, any one of Giovanni
Boccaccio’s stories from, Decameron.
"This floored me. The format
is a game changer and the linked novellas combine to create the best book I’ve
read in 12 years, since David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas.Five
complex and distinct stories set in New York, Brisbane, Vancouver, Alaska and
L.A. that somehow magically meet—I can’t quite believe it. Earls has never had his due but if this doesn’t get incredible
press from here to Timbuktu, then publishing truly is broken. Or maybe he just
fixed it, because Wisdom Tree is a transcendent wonder. " — Chris Flynn, author of Tiger in Eden and
The Glass Kingdom
"Nick Earls is one of Australia's most
quietly perceptive writers, and this loosely linked quintet of novellas proves
just how observant he is on the ways of contemporary life. Work, family,
failure and persistence are the major themes. After finishing the novellas I
came away moved, contemplative and appreciative of the power of a well turned
novella to convey ideas beyond its word count… Unreservedly recommended." — Lindy Jones, Abbey’s Bookshop
