Tree Surgery for Beginners

First edition. 8vo. Pp. [viii], 275, [5 (blank)]. Maroon cloth boards, stamped in gilt to spine; dark green endpapers. Author's Note.

Signed by Author to title-page.

Gale's eighth novel. A pastoral tale about a taciturn tree-surgeon who stands accused of his wife's murder. "The book is one of his best: a fluently constructed narrative underpinned by excellent characterisation. Running through it all is the theme of redemption; and the hero's journey from despair to hope makes a stirring odyssey for the reader." –Julia Flynn, Sunday Telegraph