num_pages: 304
description:  Combining an immersive exploration of nature with captivatingly beautiful prose Jessica J. Lee embarks on a journey to discover her family's forgotten history and to connect with the island they once called homeTaiwan is an island of extremes: towering mountains lush forests and barren escarpment. Between shifting tectonic plates and a history rife with tension the geographical and political landscape is forever evolving. After unearthing a hidden memoir of her grandfather's life Jessica J. Lee seeks to piece together the fragments of her family's history as they moved from China to Taiwan and then on to Canada. But as she navigates the tumultuous terrain of Taiwan Lee finds herself having to traverse fissures in language memory and history as she searches for the pieces of her family left behind.Interlacing a personal narrative with Taiwan's history and terrain Two Trees Make a Forest is an intimate examination of the human relationship with geography and nature and offers an exploration of one woman's search for history and belonging amidst an ever-shifting landscape.
language: English
title: Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past
publisher: Hamish Hamilton