{"product_id":"9780060913625","title":"The Tree of Life","description":"  Eighteen months of the life of Thomas Keene, a fictitious 19th-centurycongregational minister, is traced in this journal-like novel. Having suffered a loss of faith, Keene abandons the East for frontier life in the Ohio wilderness. His account is by turns violent, tender, and erotic. Keene is both a witness to history, describing the many ordinary and horrific details of frontier life (including the conflict between white settlers and Indians), and a man searching for personal meaning in a world without God. Like a true frontier journal, the novel includes illustrations attributed to Keene. As a foil to the main character, the historic figure John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is portrayed as a believer who lives with self-doubt.\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHugh Nissenson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books including \u003ci\u003eMy Own Ground, The Elephant and My Jewish Problem,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Reign of Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New York City.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021779517680,"sku":"9780060913625","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060913625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}