Mothertree

Walde has inherited a forbidden power from his father, enabling him to commune with Thara, an enigmatic being that lives deep in the earth. Walde thinks he can keep this power a secret, but one day he slips. His father is blamed and executed, the body placed on a raft and sent down a rushing river. Walde breaks free and goes after him…only to discover that the execution was staged. Very much alive, his father floats off to a mysterious end. During Walde's perilous journey to rescue him, he learns what is truly at stake: not only his father, but also his people's entire way of life. Canadian novelist W.K. Greyling lives in the maritime province of Nova Scotia. When she's not writing, she spends her time curating the music library for Ancient FM, an online medieval and Renaissance radio station.