{"product_id":"the-boy-who-loved-trees-m-m-de-voe-9781734097382","title":"The Boy Who Loved Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Artie Avilis joins a KGB-led tour to the land of his family's heritage, he expects answers about where he comes from. What he finds instead will cost him everything he thought he could keep hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the Iron Curtain, identity is policed, desire is dangerous, and even private truths carry consequences. As Cold War tensions mount, Artie is pulled into a web of political and personal intrigue that forces him to confront what he believes, what he wants, and what he is willing to risk to live honestly in a world that demands silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven through with Lithuanian folk tales and fragments of found haiku, The Boy Who Loved Trees is a lyrical debut of longing, secrecy, and the quiet defiance of becoming oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Grant for Gay-Positive Historical Fiction Honorable Mention, Bellwether Prize Dana Awards Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Alan Hollinghurst, Colm Tóibín, and Anthony Doerr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. M. de Voe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734097388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734097382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brooklyn Writers Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d","brand":"M. M. de Voe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997729501439,"sku":"9781734097382","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boy-who-loved-trees-m-m-de-voe-9781734097382","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}