The Rat Tree

On a hot summer day, an adventurous little girl explores the attic of an old woolen mill. Locked inside a dusty trunk, she finds a diary that reveals the dark secrets of her grandfather's past. Will her discovery provide the key to disrupt generations of abuse? THE RAT TREE is an illustrated coming of age novella set in 1950's Portland, Oregon. On the grounds of the family's woolen mill a big family of grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins gather for their annual summer pool party. As the sun shines on the family, two young cousins explore the attic of the mill where their grandfather stores his tools, trunks and secrets. In a locked trunk they find clues to his hidden Nazi past and generations of abuse. They decide to tell the story. Will they find salvation for all?

• | Author: Susan Carr, Lauren Iida
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Feb 18, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 56 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1985577828
• | ISBN-13: 9781985577824