Julie Carrick Dalton -- The Forest Becomes Her

Join author Julie Carrick Dalton in celebrating her new book The Forest Becomes Her! Nature, civilization, and womanhood collide in The Forest Becomes Her, a gorgeous and hopeful new novel from Julie
Carrick Dalton (Waiting for the Night Song, The Last Beekeeper). Dalton presents a moving portrait of three women
from different generations navigating the complexities of family, the ripple effect of our choices, and the profound
connections to the natural world beneath our feet.In historic, bucolic Concord, Massachusetts, a centuries-old forest has been removed to make way for a new, eco-
friendly housing development. The locals are upset by the destruction, but out-of-towners like Hazel Stoddard are
flocking to put down roots in their new guilt-free dream homes.
Soon a tragedy leaves Hazel unmoored in her new life, and she begins to feel the pull of the absent forest. Hazel is
not alone—her neighbors, real estate agent Stella Flint and teenage environmentalist Polly Bauer, each have their
own traumas and their own relationship to the land. The three women are drawn together to save the last remaining
oak tree, or they risk losing themselves to lingering shadows that only they can see.
In The Forest Becomes Her, Julie Carrick Dalton brings hope and reverence to this lush celebration of
multigenerational female relationships, the ever-evolving female form, humanity’s connection to our changing
world, and the mysteries that still exist in nature.
As a journalist, JULIE CARRICK DALTON has published more than a thousand articles in The Boston
Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion Magazine, Electric Literature, and other publications. A former
beekeeper and organic farmer, she is a frequent speaker on the topic of writing fiction in the age of climate crisis
and is a member of the teaching faculty at Drexel University’s MFA Program. When she isn’t reading, writing, or
teaching, you can probably find her skiing, swimming, kayaking, working in her garden, or trying to keep track of
her four children and two dogs.