The Lightning Tree - Softcover

Woof is a storyteller and you can tell this from the first few pages. "The Times"
Woof finds humour and poignancy in the gulf between how things are and how they ought to be. "The Observer"
Woof s lyrical storytelling moves effectively through time and place, interweaving Ursula and Jerry s futures as well as what came before them ... the result is transcendent. What unfolds is a story not just of young love but of how to cope when it is lost and shattered. "Financial Times"
[An] indubitable talent. "The Guardian"
An unusual but convincing love story that charts the often-distant lives of her two distinctive and appealing characters, written with wit and a lyrical flourish. "Daily Mail""

Praise for The Lightning Tree
Woof is a storyteller and you can tell this from the first few pages. "The Times"
Woof finds humour and poignancy in the gulf between how things are and how they ought to be. "The Observer"
Woof s lyrical storytelling moves effectively through time and place, interweaving Ursula and Jerry s futures as well as what came before them ... the result is transcendent. What unfolds is a story not just of young love but of how to cope when it is lost and shattered. "Financial Times"
[An] indubitable talent. "The Guardian"
An unusual but convincing love story that charts the often-distant lives of her two distinctive and appealing characters, written with wit and a lyrical flourish.
"Daily Mail""

Praise for The Lightning Tree
In precise, lyrical prose, Woof creates empathy for her characters' struggles and desires.
"Kirkus Reviews"
Woof is a storyteller and you can tell this from the first few pages.
"The Times"
Woof finds humour and poignancy in the gulf between how things are and how they ought to be.
"The Observer"
Woof s lyrical storytelling moves effectively through time and place, interweaving Ursula and Jerry s futures as well as what came before them ... the result is transcendent. What unfolds is a story not just of young love but of how to cope when it is lost and shattered.
"Financial Times"
[An] indubitable talent.
"The Guardian"
An unusual but convincing love story that charts the often-distant lives of her two distinctive and appealing characters, written with wit and a lyrical flourish.
"Daily Mail""

Praise for The Lightning Tree
In precise, lyrical prose, Woof creates empathy for her characters' struggles and desires.
Kirkus Reviews
Woof promises to reveal love in all its forms, a grand ambition not quite achieved. But she succeeds in conveying the infinity of moments that make up a lifetime.
The New Yorker

Woof is a storyteller and you can tell this from the first few pages.
The Times
Woof finds humour and poignancy in the gulf between how things are and how they ought to be.
The Observer
Woof s lyrical storytelling moves effectively through time and place, interweaving Ursula and Jerry s futures as well as what came before them ... the result is transcendent. What unfolds is a story not just of young love but of how to cope when it is lost and shattered.
Financial Times
[An] indubitable talent.
The Guardian
An unusual but convincing love story that charts the often-distant lives of her two distinctive and appealing characters, written with wit and a lyrical flourish.
Daily Mail"

Praise for The Lightning Tree

"In precise, lyrical prose, Woof creates empathy for her characters' struggles and desires."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Woof promises to "reveal love in all its forms," a grand ambition not quite achieved. But she succeeds in conveying "the infinity of moments" that make up a lifetime."
--The New Yorker

"Woof is a storyteller and you can tell this from the first few pages."
--The Times

"Woof finds humour and poignancy in the gulf between how things are and how they ought to be."
--The Observer

"Woof's lyrical storytelling moves effectively through time and place, interweaving Ursula and Jerry's futures as well as what came before them ... the result is transcendent. What unfolds is a story not just of young love but of how to cope when it is lost and shattered."
--Financial Times

"[An] indubitable talent."
--The Guardian

"An unusual but convincing love story that charts the often-distant lives of her two distinctive and appealing characters, written with wit and a lyrical flourish."
--Daily Mail

Emily Woof is a graduate of Oxford University. She has written a trilogy of one-woman plays, and is also an actress who has had notable roles in The Full Monty (1997) and The Woodlanders (1998). The Lightning Tree is her second novel.