Greenwood Italian Edition

Jacinda “Jake” Greenwood works as a naturalist guide, leading wealthy ecology enthusiasts on tours of the lush forests of an island in British Columbia, curiously named after her. Without roots or family to ground her, Jake unexpectedly comes into possession of her grandmother's diary, providing her with a newfound connection to her past. Gradually, she is able to trace back the years, peeling away the layers of time like rings on a tree, and reconstructing her history, realizing that her existence is built upon invisible layers shaped by the lives of those who came before her.

As Jake reads the diary, she realizes that her own life is shaped by the invisible layers contained in the lives of her predecessors, a series of crimes and miracles, chance and choices, each layer the consequence of another, with successes and disasters forever preserved. Tracing back through the 20th century, she discovers that the one thing that has united the Greenwood dynasty since 1908, when the family's roots were first planted after a head-on train collision, is the forest. The silent pulsing of the trees offers shelter, yet also holds the secrets of crimes, extreme decisions, sacrifices, and mistakes.

With the intricate and compelling structure of a tree trunk's concentric rings, "The Greenwoods" unfolds the web of lies, omissions, and half-truths that mark the origins of every family, a tangle of secrets and betrayals that spans four generations, all bound by the destiny of Canada's forests.

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