Wrap me in Trees

By Lola R. Opeyemi

Previously published as Wrap me in Trees by T. Kenny.

Reviews here: https: //www.amazon.co.uk/Wrap-me-Trees-T-Kenny/dp/183810741X

Good reads review here:
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Torn apart by poverty and austerity in their home country, the Alejo family becomes divided across two continents for more than two decades. Can this close-knit family reunite and make things work or will their forced expatriation drive them apart forever?

Wrap me in Trees is a story of love, hope and forgiveness and what it means to walk the line of an immigrant.

Selected as TOP THREE recommended book of the week. -- Reedsy Discovery

"Wrap Me in Trees paints an honest picture of immigrant life. Lola R. Opeyemi] has a natural writing style. She evokes laughter as well as sorrow and seamlessly moves between different characters."-- Chermaine Sowah, Reviewer for Reedsy Discovery

Using poetry and letters written by the two protagonists, Lola R. Opeyemi] gracefully weaves themes of cultural uncertainty with familial tension and heartbreak. -- Felicia, Editorial Manager for Reedsy Discovery

"In contrast to the heaving streets of Lagos, the atmosphere at the embassy was intimidating and pristine. There was a palpable but muted energy, a mixture of the intimidating self-importance of the embassy staff and the fermenting sweat of the nervous visa-seekers as they filed in from the heat into the cool air inside..."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838107444
• ISBN13: 9781838107444
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Spoken Tree Writing Company
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"