Novel connects characters through the magnificent trees they cherish
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A group of strangers band together to protect the few remaining trees and in the process, find out that the trees are communicating with each other. "The Overstory" is set in a world where, as novelist Richard Powers writes, trees have this to say about humans:
"Your kind never sees us whole. You miss the half of it, and more. There's always as much below ground as above."
Use the audio player above to listen to Power's interview with MPR News host Kerri Miller.
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