This is a family history, but also a history of humanity's relationship to trees and forests over ~130 years.

It gave me a new, interesting perspective on the nature of trees, the way we treat our planet, but also, the trials of life as a human, and the meaning of family.

It's a very well written book, with an unconventional structure - following the age rings of a tree: Starting in the future, stepping back in time until some sort of beginning, then stepping back forward again to continue the future.

I couldn't put this book down, it's that engaging. It also contains a lot of tragedy, to the point where it took me a few days after finishing the book to process its contents. So maybe don't read it if you're in a negative state of mind already.