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The Courage Tree

By: Diane Chamberlain
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
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Eight-year-old Sophie Donohue just wanted to be like every other little girl. Which is why her mother, Janine, reluctantly agreed to let her go on the weekend camping trip with her Brownie troop. But when Janine arrives to pick up Sophie after the trip, her daughter is not with the others. Somehow, along the forested route from West Virginia, Sophie has disappeared.

Sophie is no ordinary eight-year-old. She suffers from a rare disease, and Janine has recently enrolled her in an experimental treatment as a last effort to save her life - despite the vehement objections of her ex-husband, Joe. Without her medication, Sophie cannot survive long. All her mother's instincts tell Janine that Sophie is alive, but time is running out.

©2001 Diane Chamberlain (P)2015 Tantor Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

Critic reviews

"Well-drawn characters and an unexpected and riveting plot make this a memorable thriller in the tradition of Joy Fielding and Mary Higgins Clark." ( Booklist)
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Loved it! Heart warming, dealt with lots of different aspects of life, acceptance and diversity appeared the theme through out the story for me!

The Courage Tree

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I love Diane Chamberlain’s books. They are moving and one can always empathise with the main characters.
Sometimes, a little long, they always have that human element that tugs in one’s heart strings. Sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief to allow for poetic licence but I highly recommend this book as well as her other novels

Beautiful and moving

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Courage Tree to be better than the print version?

As I am unable to read the printed version, I don't know.

What did you like best about this story?

Kept my interest throughout.

What about Ann Marie Lee’s performance did you like?

It was beautifully read

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both.

Loved this book.

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really good book, kept you wanting more withvevery chapter. lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing.

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Interesting to see how the two stories would entwine but then so many sub plot stories that detracted from the main event. Found the mother’s ‘pause’ in searching unbelievable given the character’s established personality. Still, what a jolly happy ending... contrived for which reader?

First two thirds good, great narrator

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