Get the best of Oprah.com in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletters!
Lost Connections
Up High in the Trees
Could be the most oddly moving debut novel since The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (by Mark Haddon): Kiara Brinkman's Up High in the Trees (Grove), told by a gentle, precariously sensitive young boy with Asperger's syndrome who viscerally mourns his mother's death and tries to connect with his wounded family, in a voice as quietly urgent as a prayer.
Loading...
Advertisement
IN THE CURRENT ISSUE
Express yourself! We've got 26 ways to tell your story and share it with the world, jeans that make you look 10 pounds thinner, and recipes for the easiest dinner party you'll ever throw.
see all new stories
Advertisement
Advertisement