{"product_id":"as-the-tree-falls","title":"As the Tree Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly eighteenth-century, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersecution drives a community of Anabaptists from the Bernese Alps into exile, scattering families across Europe in search of refuge. Seventeen-year-old Anna is among those forced to flee, leaving behind the mountains she loves and Johannes, the young man who once risked everything to save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna’s journey takes her to the harsh peat districts of the Low Countries, where survival is never certain and the land itself resists settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a place shaped by water and work, she begins to build a fragile new life, forming bonds of care and community among others in exile. But safety proves elusive, and each new beginning is shadowed by uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the promise of a new beginning lies across the Atlantic, Anna faces an impossible choice: hold on to what she has begun to build, or risk everything once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs the Tree Falls\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of exile and endurance, exploring how lives are reshaped by upheaval, and how, even in the most uncertain ground, something new can take root.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536534315381,"sku":"9781835745663","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781835745663.jpg?v=1788186540","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/as-the-tree-falls","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}