{"product_id":"the-conditioning-tree-jo-michaels-9798275097467","title":"The Conditioning Tree","description":"Every family has a tree. Some bear fruit.\u003cbr\u003eHenry Andersson's bears \u003ci\u003eRotten Apple.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into chaos and raised on criticism, Henry grows up believing he'll never be smart enough, good enough, or lovable enough. From the voice inside his head-a darkly funny, manipulative narrator named Rotten Apple-we witness the twisted roots of generational trauma stretch from a war-torn Jewish family in 1930s Queens to a fractured household in 1970s California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside Henry's story runs that of Julie, a young Black woman in the 1960s confronting racism, prejudice, and misogyny. Both battle addiction and the ache of unhealed wounds, but only one will survive the conditioning that binds them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conditioning Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a razor-sharp, unflinching exploration of how emotional neglect, addiction, and self-doubt take root. It's also about what happens when a child learns to speak with the same voice that once destroyed him.\u003cbr\u003eDarkly humorous, painfully honest, and hauntingly real, \u003ci\u003eThe Conditioning Tree\u003c\/i\u003e shows that healing begins only when you dare to cut the roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Michaels,Paul Robert Lonnegren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275097467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d","brand":"Jo Michaels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965554311423,"sku":"9798275097467","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_540efe92-2799-41bc-8079-02b322b62d44.jpg?v=1767281330","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-conditioning-tree-jo-michaels-9798275097467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}